Agapao

Agapao. This is a greek word for love that is used many times in the new testament. This is only one of a few kinds of love mentioned in the Bible, but this is the kind of love that God calls us to love; Him, Christ, each other, and our enemies with. To put a simple defenition to the word Agapao would be; to love unconditionally, or to love with the love of God. God demonstated this kind of love in sending His Son to live and die for sinners. We did nothing worthy to recieve it or deserve it, yet He still demonstrated it. We are called to use this kind of love towards, God, Christ, our neighbors, and even our enemies. Here are some scriptures to show these points.
Love Your God
Matthew 22:37-Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Mark 12:30-And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
Luke 10:27- So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’”
Now these three writers all agree that Jesus said to love, (AGAPAO), God. They all three used the same word agapao to describe this one thing that Jesus said to do. Now John here is talking of differant time where Jesus, God incarnat, says that He agapao His Father, God.
John 14:31-But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
Love your neighbors
Matthew 19:19-‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Matthew 22:39-And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Mark confirms this word, agapao, was used when Jesus said this in Matthew.
Mark 12:31-And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Love one another
John 15:17-These things I command you, that you love one another.
John 15:12-This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
John 13:35-By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Love your enemies
Matthew 5:43-44-“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
Luke 6:27-“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Luke 6:35-But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

So all of these verses uses the word AGAPAO (where love is mentioned), meaning to love unconditionally. In all of these verses Jesus was the one speaking. This word is used through out the new testament. This is what God wanted all along. When sinning man turned his back on God loving himself more than God. The actions of sinning are wrong, but actions are a direct display of the heart. When sinning the heart is not in complete love, agapao, with God, rather the mans heart, is in fact, in love with himself putting himself in Gods place. God should always be first and yourself last. This is why we love our enemies as well. We are no better than our enemies, we have just fallen under Gods mercy. It is hard in our culture today to put ourselves last. Everything is centered around the individual. People work hard to make their lives easy while the world around them falls apart. People watch the news and see the tragedies that happen to the people around them in this world, and then they might even mention it to their spouse. This may seem unfair, and like a stupid argument for love, but it isnt. I see love for others quickly fading along with any moral standard that the average christian once had. I think that we should be quick to jump to our feet to demonstrate Gods love in any situation. There is always ways to show this love and we are all commanded to do so.