The Christian Job Description Is Agape (Love)

The Christian Job Description Is Agape (Love)

June 5, 2026 · 40 min · Season 6 · Episode 237

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The episode explores the concept of Agape, the divine love in Christianity, and its implications for how we live and love others.

Love is everywhere in Christian talk, but John forces a harder question: what if real love is not something we produce, but something that proves where we’re living? We lean into John’s intense focus on Agape, the divine love that starts in God, forms us as the beloved, and then moves outward as a natural overflow rather than a strained performance. We read slowly through 1 John 4:7-12, 19, and sit with the line that reorders everything: “We love because he first loved us.” From there, we tr...

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Host: Donald E. Coleman

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Books & works: 1 John 4:7-12, 19

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