Agape –You Can’t Be Saved Without It

Agape: To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. (Classical Greek Lexicon)

Regardless of all of the mumbo-jumbo that men teach, in order to partake of salvation, True Agape is not optional, it is required.  The Apostle John defines True Agape as sanctification, as our personally passing from death unto life, as our personally going from walking in darkness to walking in the Light.  The Apostle John defines our personally coming into True Agape as conversion or being converted.  Understanding these things concerning Agape dramatically changes how we understand salvation and how we understand what is written in the Gospels concerning the twelve Apostles.

Matthew 13:14-15 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Matthew 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, (Verily I say unto you, except ye become as little children so that ye might be converted) ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
The becoming as little children is wrapped up in the word ”Agapa” Which in Greek is the pure love of a small child

Mark 4:11-13 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. And He said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
(Here, in this passage Christ declares that God has allowed the twelve apostles to know the mysteries of the Kingdom – however two sentences later Christ declares that they in fact do not know; that the apostles see and see not, hear and hear not and understand not – and we will add here that they have not been converted nor have their sins been forgiven.) Even though outwardly they were living with Christ 24/7.  They sat at His feet and were taught by Him.  They went out and preached the Gospel, and performed mighty signs and wonders.  Here, it is declared that none of these things in and of themselves mean that one is converted.  Not one of these things or any combination thereof mean one will inherit eternal life.

Luke 22:31-33 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

This passage has been a mystery to theologians, Evangelicals, Fundamentalists, Pentecostals, and Charismatics (All who promise automatic conversion just for church membership, paying one’s tithes and offerings, and the professing of some level of interest in not going to hell.)

How is it that Peter could have given up all, and became Christ’s disciple and dwelled with him 24/7 for 3.5 years and was not converted during that entire time?

How is it that Peter preached the gospel, healed the sick, and cast out devils, and was not converted?

How is it that Christ told Peter:

Matthew 16:17-19 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. –So that despite even receiving revelation directly from the Father and promises from Christ, Peter was not converted?

How is it that Peter, James and John saw Christ transfigured, Saw Moses and Elijah and heard the audible voice of God:
Matthew 17:1-5 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And yet Peter, nor James, nor John, were not converted?

Conversion does not occur, nor is it necessary for one to be in a revival and see great manifestations, great signs and great wonders of God.

Conversion does not occur, nor is it necessary for one to hear the audible voice of God, or see visions or dream dreams.

Conversion does not occur because men have a certain set of doctrinal beliefs – But one that is converted will cleave to the words of Christ and the doctrine of the Apostles.

Conversion has nothing to do with what men confess or profess -- But one that is converted will confess and profess Christ and the Gospel.

1 Corinthians 13:1 Though I speak (Preach and teach) with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not Agape, I am (My preaching and teaching and my life before God) become (Hollow empty and meaningless) as sounding (A) brass (Gong), or (The) a tinkling (Of a) cymbal. (Regardless of how anointed or how scholarly or how deep the preaching, teaching, and revelation may be that is spoken is by a preacher, teacher, prophet or evangelist or miracle worker without the True Agape of God Meno-ing in that vessel, the ministry and its teaching is false.)

Being a false prophet or false teacher in the word of God does not mean the teaching or doctrine is bad or that the prophecy or sign does not come to pass.  It means that the vessel is corrupt; that the vessel invariably is using its teaching to promote themselves or their ministry and to draw disciples after themselves or to their ministry.  More importantly, without the True Agape of God, the vessel itself is not converted and neither does anything in the way of conversion occur in the lives of their hearers because conversion is not at all in their interest.  Because those that are converted will speak of the light and speak against the darkness that is in that vessel and ministry.

On the point of being anointed of God, who would have been more anointed than Jesus Christ?  Even though He taught and preached for 3.5 years none in the crowds, none among His disciples, and none of His apostles were converted.  What was it that they lacked during that time?  And what did they receive upon conversion?  The True Agape of God Meno-ing in their hearts.

Paul continues:

1 Corinthians 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, (As Moses, David or Isaiah did) and understand all (Spiritual) mysteries, (As Daniel or Paul were given to understand) and (had the ability to preach and teach) all knowledge; (Of those things) and though I have all faith, (So as to perform healings, cast out devils, raise the dead and perform signs and wonders) so that I could (Even) remove mountains, and have not Agape, I am (As) nothing. (Before God.) (As none of these things in and of themselves nor any combination thereof mean that conversion has taken place in my life.)

Regardless of how much anointing one has, regardless of how much revelation, wisdom, or understanding, one has, or how much spiritual power and faith or miracles, signs, or wonders, are in their ministry – None of these things by themselves or in any combination, mean or imply that this preacher, teacher, prophet, evangelist, or miracle worker have been converted, nor by sitting under such a ministry or discipling one’s self to such a ministry will cause conversion to occur in any of their hearers.

Deuteronomy 13:1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, (Preaching and teachings) Let us go after other gods, (Fall under the influence or rulership of anyone or anything in the place of God) which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; (Follow after or disciple ourselves to them) Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

(As we have written elsewhere, the first thing that came to the mind of every Israelite that day was The Apostle Aaron that after he had performed all signs and wonders, caused all of Israel to sin and to worship the beast the image of the beast and the symbol of the beast.)

Matthew 7:21-24 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; (This is of those that confess or profess Christ as Lord) but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (The will of God is here is the entering into the True Agape of God) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? (All that Paul speaks of In 1 Corinthians 13:2 – Paul here reveals that it is the lack of conversion made manifest in their walking in the True Agape of God that causes these to be rejected by God and cast into hell.) And then will I profess unto them, I never (Intimately) knew you: (In Agape-Seis [The bond of Agape]) depart from me, ye that work iniquity. (Causing their hearers and disciples to come under the influence of rulership of anyone or anything in the place of Jesus Christ.)

Acts 20:29-31 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

1 Corinthians 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, (As Peter and the other Apostles sold all and followed Christ – and was not converted for such actions) and though I give my body (My flesh) to be burned (In sacrifice – As Isaac was to be offered), and have not Agape, it profiteth me nothing. (Paul here declares that in even doing the greatest acts of faith and obedience helps no one gain anything towards conversion or entering into salvation – except these acts are founded upon or issuing forth from the True Agape of God.)

In other words, none of these things Paul speaks of here are the means of gaining conversion or making one righteous before God.  – And when done so or taught, all these become the works of the flesh or works or unrighteousness.

Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh (En-Ergo-U-Mene, En In or Of Ergo-Anything done or anything to be done, a deed work or action, U-Upo To willingly place one’s self under another, Mene-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [Faith that is the servant or is subservient to True Agape [These are deeds – that are founded in a faith that has submitted itself to abiding under the influence of the True Agape of God]) by love. (Agapes, Agape)

We find the same thought in:

Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit (Upo-Tass-Esth-E, Upo- [Nominative] Agreeing To or To willingly put oneself under another, Tasso To arrange oneself to, to devote oneself to, to make someone your pursuit, to dispose oneself to another [This is a dispossessing in order to gain] – Esth-Estho – To Eat or To drink To Feast or to Banquet [However this particle word is Masculine which denotes that this is a feeding of the male, E-Eu Joyously. Paul here declares wives need to also Upo-Tasso continually, that is to subordinate yourself, by putting your partner above yourself, devoting yourself to them [rather than being to object of devotion] so that they are your pursuit, [rather than making yourself the pursuit] , Paul also speaks that this relationship is a Eu-Estho one, One in which the wife joyfully and joyously feeds and gives drink to her husband and makes herself a joyous feast and banquet unto him.

Paul speaks again towards an aspect of this in Colossians.

Colossians 3:18 Wives, submit (Upo-Tasso-Esthe Upo- [Nominative] Agreeing To or To willingly put oneself under another, Tasso To arrange oneself to, to devote oneself to, to make someone your pursuit, to dispose oneself to another [This is a dispossessing in order to gain] – Esth-Estho – To Eat or To drink To Feast or to Banquet [However this particle word is Masculine which denotes that this is a feeding of the male Paul here declares as in the above passage that wives need to also Upo-Tasso continually, that is to subordinate yourself, by putting your partner above yourself, devoting yourself to them [rather than being to object of devotion] so that they are your pursuit, [rather than making yourself the pursuit] , Paul also speaks that this relationship is a Estho one, One in which the wife feeds and gives drink and be the nurturer of her husband and makes herself a joyous feast and banquet unto him.) yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is (As what would be) fit (Aneken Becoming) in (Of) the Lord (Himself). Husbands, love (Agapa-Te Agapa The pure love of a small child Te-Time Price, Value, or precious) your wives, and be not bitter (Pikrain-Esthe 2 person plural,[You all] present imperfect [continuance of action] passive [The subjected is being acted upon by an outside force which would appear to be the wives] Pikrain- Pikros To become angry, resentful, offended Esthe eat or drink [Husbands love your wives and let them not become angry or resentful in your eating and drinking – regarding the teaching and admonition mentioned above Paul is warning here against provoking your wives during sexual relations]) against them.

True Conversion or the True Agape of God comes to individuals by personal revelation, it is hidden, and therefore the church of men sees and sees not, they hear and hear not, lest at any time they repent and be converted – and enter into True Sanctification that is Meno-ing in the True Agape of God.

Matthew 7:13-16 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, (Christ is speaking here of the church built with hands as being the broad way) that leadeth to destruction, and many (Over two billion people claim to be Christians today.) there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (And the broad way is filled with false prophets and false teachers)  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, (They are not disguising themselves as sheep rather they are wearing the traditional garb of the true prophet of God) but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (They are not converted and filled to overflowing with True Agape.)

Conversion is spoken of in the following passages of scripture.
Ezekiel 11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Jeremiah 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

True Agape is required both of our love and devotion with God, as it is required of our love of our Neighbor. Any false Agape, any lack of Agape, or any Agape that is “waxed cold” or “lukewarm” whether it is toward God, or toward our neighbor, is an absolute stopper of one entering in the kingdom of heaven. This point is succinctly stated in 1 John over and over again, Christ speaks of this in Matthew 24, and it is spoken of as well to the church or Ephesus in the book of Revelation.

Ecclesiastes 9:7-9 (Septuagint) Go eat thy bread with mirth (Eu-Phro-Sune Eu Joyous of joyful, Phro–Phren Mind, Think, Sune The assembling or The coming together, [Eat thy bread together with joyfulness and thoughtfulness]), and drink thy wine with a Joyful (Aga-The, Profitable, Beneficent, Fruitfulness,  Aga-Agape To treat with great affection or to be greatly fond of The-Theros Harvest, fruitfulness [And drink thy wine with a great fondness or affection remembering the joyful time of harvest]) (Of) heart for now God hath favorably accepted thy works. (This justification needs to be understood as God finding True Agape within this household) Let thy garment always be white, and let not oil be wanting on thy head. Behold being together (Joined in sexually union) is life with the wife that thou lovest (H-Gape-Sas H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, Gape–Agape Love sexually Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in.) all the days of your life, (And even in the times) of thy vanity, (Mataio-Tes-Tos  Mataios Vain, Fruitless, without profit, Tes-Tessares Four, Tos-Tosoutos For the great part of, or for so much of, [The emptiness, or fruitlessness for much of the rest of the four season between harvests])  for that (Joyous sexual union and delight of your wife) is thy portion (reward or inheritance – [After the fall and even in the change that the fall brought to mankind God did not take Eve away she was still left as Adam’s portion) in this life, and in the labor (Mochtho wearisome labor or travail [The wearisome travail Adam was appointed to work after the fall]) where thou laborest under the sun.  (Solomon here is citing in Genesis the sowing of the field, empty fields, and the bringing forth of children with great or multiplied travail)

In this passage Solomon states that in the times that the Husband can not sow the seed in the field – that his wife is his portion, his reward and his inheritance of the Lord and that in those fruitless or empty times, the husband is to E-Gap-Sas his wife every day, from the time of the youth of their marriage right up until the day they are parted by death (We will call this an as Sarah and Abraham worked out their faith and salvation with their constant daily sexual relations – which did not cease even after the birth of Isaac.)

New Testament use of the word Agape

Matthew 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love (Agape-Seis, Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  Sei-Seira a cord or rope [Cords of Agape or the bond of Agape]) thy neighbour, (Plesion One that is nearby [That can hear the cry of your voice] Neighbor) and hate thine enemy.
(The primary interpretation of this verse is your wife, then your immediate family, them your kinsman and then those in your immediate community.)

So that the love that God speaks of here, is the love that was demonstrated by Abraham with Sarah and all of those that became part of the household of faith even Abraham’s servants and all his shepherds and other employees [All of these were circumcised and saw first hand, up-close and personal, Abraham and His relationship with God so that through Abraham’s Agape-Seis and all of these believed.] This Agape-Seis is the Gospel, This Agape-Seis is the fulfillment of the law and the prophets. Agape-Seis is not loving those in far flung regions of the world, it is centered around the marital bed, it then move out to the household, then to the greater household as in Abraham’s, and then it moves out to the immediate community in which you live and work. And if Agape-Seis is not here, it can not be made up for by any amount of bribes or token gifts sent to those that are afar off.

Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love (Agapa-Te Agapa The pure love of a small child, Te-Time Price, Value, or precious, [Love as small children and treat as precious) your enemies, bless (Eu-Log-Eite Eu Joyously or Joyfully, Log-Lego To speak, Ei-Eis In the presence of or before [Joyously speak in the presence of]) them that curse you, do good (Kalos Beautiful or Perfect, Good, Richly fertile, [Be a blessing, be richly fertile by producing life and health and wisdom as Christ did]) to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Matthew 5:46 For if ye love (Agape-Se-Te Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  Sei-Seira a cord or rope, Te-Time Price, Value, or precious, [To treasure love and the bond of that love of]) them which love (Agap-Ontas Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of  Ontas-Eimi truly ) you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same?

Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love (Apage-Sei [Cords of Agape or the bond of Agape]) the other; or else he will hold (An-The-Ze-Tai To hold firmly or cling to An-Ana up or upon, The-Therapia an attendant servant that renders service healing or cure, Ze-Zealous Ardent Fervent, Ta-Tade-Ode To the place or state of, [To the place that one zealously stands over in attendance of the one they Agape as their Ezer and Boethos] – The disciples did this also with Christ in areas Christ’s dealings with the multitudes and who got to speak to the master.) to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (Christ uses the word An-The-Ze-Tai here to describe a central behavior of Agape.)  – This An-The-Ze-Tai is the wife’s desire being towards her husband in Genesis 3:16. An-The-Ze-Tai is the state of a husband and wife cleaving to one another. The lack of An-The-Ze-Tai or the wife and husband becoming one another’s Ezer and Boethos is a sure sign that one or both partners do not Agape one another. And this recognition should be heeded, so that any thoughts of marriage should immediately be put on hold, as the relationship is founded upon other motives.

Matthew 19:19 Honour (Tima To treasure, or treat as having great value, or being Precious) thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love (Agape-Seis [Cords of Agape or the bond of Agape]) thy neighbour as thyself.

Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love (Agape-Seis [Cords of Agape or the bond of Agape]) the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Matthew 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love (Agape-Seis [Cords of Agape or the bond of Agape]) thy neighbour as thyself.

Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, (Within the church) the love (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. ) of many shall wax cold. (By interpretation of the use of the word Agape in Matthew this love waxing cold is the love of many toward God and the love of many toward their neighbor [And the first interpretation of thy neighbor is one’s spouse])

And here we see the evidence of this waxing cold of Agape toward believer’s personal relationship with Lord as being cold, wooden, and judicial in nature and a cold, wooden Calvinistic relationship between wives and husbands and their households the fruit of this is the high divorce rates we see, and if one can not Agape the one whom they have seen namely their spouse, God can not and will not except their cold, wooden, and judicial agape as acceptable either.

Mark 10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved (H-Gape-Sen H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, Gape-Agape To treat with great affection, To be greatly fond of.  Sei-Seira a cord or rope, [Christ here as this rich young ruler spoke was filled with the feelings or passion of Agape. – We would describe this as the Christ feeling the anointing or witness of the spirit, as it bore witness so that Christ was spiritually charged with Agape as this man spoke.] – Note here that where Agapa is a child’s love H-Gape-Sen is an adult love and by this we do not mean necessarily a sexual love but it is deep and impassioned.) him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest:

Mark 12:30 And thou shalt love (Agape-Seis [Cords of Agape or the bond of Agape]) the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Luke 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love (Agapa-Te Agapa The love of a small child, Te-Time Price, Value, or precious, [Love as small children and treat as precious]) your enemies, do good (Kalos Beautiful or Perfect, Good, Richly fertile, [Be a blessing, be richly fertile by producing life and health and wisdom as Christ did]) to them which hate you,

Many preachers, even nationally renowned ministries, have falsely asserted (In the image and likeness of their fathers, the Pharisees) that what Christ taught here is that you have to love your enemies, but that did not mean you had to like them. [Thus allowing believers to despise the unsaved and those brethren that they differ with and treat them with contempt and arrogance] – and then say with lying lips that they love and care for these. – This is an utter abomination before God.  None that do such evil works shall ever enter into heaven, instead they will inherit eternal death along with they father -- that is the devil.

Luke 6:32 For if ye love (Agapa-Te [Love as small children and treat as precious]) them which love (Agap-Ontas Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of Ontas-Eimi truly) you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love (Agap-Ontas [To Agape truly]) those that love (Agap-Osin Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. Osin-Osos Greatly or much [An Overflowing or super abundant Agape.]) them. (Not in Greek) – Christ is not suggesting here that such people are vain, rather Christ is saying that everyone saved and unsaved are heartened and love those who love, they are heartened and love true stories of outstanding lovers, and they are heartened and love those who do acts of love and kindness.  These things are revered by the unsaved even today.)

Note that in these passages, Christ himself acknowledges that even the sinner and the unsaved can Agape, which goes against the much ballyhooed false re-definitions of Agape as being the “God kind of love” and “An undying and sacrificial love.”

Luke 6:35 But love (Agapa-Te [Love as small children and treat as precious]) ye your enemies, and do good, (Aga-Th-O-Poieite Aga-Agape Th-Theros Harvest, fruitfulness [A time of great joyfulness] O-Os As, Poieite-Poieo [This a powerful word in which the subject is in continuous action that is both purposefully and pro-actively Poieo-ing ] Poieo To make to form or to construct. [This is using the fruitfulness or harvest of Agape in ones life and with complete abandonment pouring that forth unto others – expecting nothing in return])– Here Paul uses a different word than Matthew and Mark quoting the same passage – it is because Paul is now using this word to cite a passage of scripture) and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Luke 7:5 For he (This Roman Centurion) loveth (Apaga The pure love of a child) our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. (And as such is a worthy candidate for you to perform a healing on.)

Here, the speaker from the Rabbinical School that called themselves the Jews, wrongly asserts that Agape is expressed in the giving of physical gifts and money.  He further wrongly asserts that the receiving of these physical gifts and money is the criteria wherein people are made worthy that they should be (Sozo-ed) saved, healed, delivered.  So here we see that those that profess Talmudic beliefs expect God to bless their wealthy patrons and those who have positions of power where they can legislate favors to one or more rabbinical schools.  This “Quid pro quo” offering of healing, special prayers, and special services to one’s wealthy patrons and people that have the power to give you what you want is the way the unclean and unseemly way Spirit-filled and bible believing churches has been doing business since the time of the latter rain revival.  The gospel ceased to be preached to the poor in the US, but instead the Gospel was preached to the upper middle class and the wealthy, as these were able to remunerate the clergy for any benefits or perceived spiritual or physical blessings that these patrons thought they had received, (The selling of salvation is not the least of this dirty, evil, and corrupt business) so that ministries today gladly receive a never ending stream of money and other gratuities from their church members  -- in place of the approbation of God. (Those that participate in this both; the ministries and those who would be their patrons shall receive eternal damnation. – Because without direct financial support of their wealthy patrons these evil and perverse ministries would pack it in and shut their doors, but with these wealthy patrons they are allowed to preach their perverted teachings and doctrines to others and so infect others and spread their cancer.)

Luke 7:42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love (Agape-Sei [Will have the greater Cords of Agape or the Bond of Agape]) him most?

Luke 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved (H-Gape-Sen H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, Gape-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  Sei-Seira a cord or rope, [Note here that where Agapa is a “little” or child’s love, H-Gape-Sen is an adult love and by this we do not mean necessarily a sexual love but it is deep and impassioned.]) much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth (Agapa The pure love of a small child) little. (Here Christ distinguishes between the meaning of Agapa and H-Gape-Sen.)

In the bible believing churches today, because of the shift away from the preaching of Sin, righteousness, and the Judgment today, and the preaching that we can accept the Lord with the idea that Christ is crying out and begging people for some smattering of recognition for His death burial and resurrection – the people falsely perceive that they have precious little that needs to be forgiven – so their walk is tepid as is their love for God and one another – to these the church is little more than a social club like the optimist club or some philanthropic organization that does good works in the local community.  These waste their lives following after the shadow teachings and empty shadow promises of their local church or ministry, and never truly repent and partake of any level of forgiveness, thus are never able to enter into any true personal relationship with God.

This was so with the Pharisees and all the other Rabbinical schools of Christ’s day and it is so with all of the ministries and denominations of this day.  These truly withhold the key of knowledge and prevent with all of their heart, soul, mind, and strength any from entering into the truth.

Luke 11:42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, (This is a meticulous tithe even in the littlest of things that are grown in ones personal garden [A few sprigs of this or of that, which these Pharisees then feign piety by counting individual leaves so as they can give a public tithe of this before each other in the temple.) and pass over (Giving a tithe of) judgment and the (Giving a tithe of) love (Agapen-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.) of God: these ought ye to have done, (Ought ye to have done these things) and not to leave the other undone?

Luke 11:43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love (Agapa-Te [Love as small children and treat as precious] Matthew and Mark this behavior of the Pharisees as Phileo) the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
(The interchange of the words of Agape and Phileo here shows that these two words have very similar meanings rather than being polar opposites as has been preached.)

John 3:16 For God so loved (H-Gape-Sen H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in Sei-Seira a cord or rope [Cords of Agape or the bond of Agape ) the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (Note here according to Luke 7:47 God’s Agape is not the so called mild or weak love of Agapa – but here John states that the Love of God for the world (The unsaved) is the powerful overflowing love of H-Gape-Sen)

This believing is not mental or platonic in nature, it is an obedience, an obedient responding to the H-Gape-Sen of God in Christ, it is a fellowship and a partaking of this H-Gape-Sen of God.  By this fellowship and partaking of this H-Gape-Sen of God in Christ, one will pass from death unto life and receive of God everlasting life.

John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, (The world as pertains to Israel and the church) and men (Despite that the men and women of Israel and the Church continued to) loved (H-Gape-San H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in) darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. (Here we see that men love darkness with the same intensity that God loves the world. We can also draw from this that that in the charismatic movement, their, via the teachings of Hagin and Copeland, love of darkness, the things of darkness, with a love that is far beyond any supposed love of God that they have. – For if they truly H-Gape-San-ed God they would not be able to fornicate and commit adultery with the things of the world and the God of this world.)

John 3:35 The Father loveth (Agapa This is the “pure” love of a small child) the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

John 5:20 For the Father loveth (Phileo) the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. (The use of Phileo here does not mean that God has a diminished love for Christ here, it means that Agape and Phileo mean much the same.)

John 5:42 But I know you, that ye have not the love (Agapen-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. ) of God in you. (And concerning the church of this hour, and the preachers and teachers that seek preeminence, we make the same charge.)

John 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love (Agapa-Te [Love as small children and treat as precious]) me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but He sent me.

John 10:17 Therefore doth my Father love (Agapa This is the “pure” love of a small child) me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

John 11:3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest (Phileo) is sick.

John 11:5 Now Jesus loved (H-Gapa H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, Gapa-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.) Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

John 11:36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved (H-Phileo [Passionately Loved]) him!

John 12:43 For they loved (H-Gape-San H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in) the praise of men more than the praise of God.

John 13:1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved (Agape-Sas, H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in) his own which were in the world, he loved (H-Gape-Sen H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of, Sei-Seira a cord or rope [The bond of passionate love) them unto the end.

John 13:23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved (H-Gapa H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, Gapa-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of [Passionately loved]).

John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love (Agapa-Te [Love as small children and treat as precious]) one another; as I have loved (H-Gape-Sa H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in) you, that ye also love (Agapa-Te [Love as small children and treat as precious]) one another

John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love (Agapen Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of,) one to another.

John 14:15 If ye love (Agapa-Te [Love as small children and treat as precious]) me, keep my commandments.

John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth (Agap-On Agape O-Ode truly [True Agape]) me: and he that loveth (Agap-On Agape  O-Ode truly [True Agape]) me shall be loved (Agape-Thesetai, Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of, Thesetai-Tithemi – To produce, To lay with [They shall be granted the fruitfulness of Heaven) of my Father, and I will love him (Agape-So, Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of, So-Su My friend ) and will manifest myself to him.

John 14:23-24 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love (Agapa This is the “pure” love of a small child) me, he will keep my words: (In this keeping there is a continually speaking of those words so that Christ’s words are abiding in everything that such a one preaches and teachers) and my Father will love (Agape-Sei [Cords of Agape or the bond of Agape]) him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth (Agap-On Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of., O-Ode truly) me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word(s) which ye hear (Him preach and teach) is not mine, but (Nor the words of) the Father's which sent me.

John 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, (H-Gapa-Te H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of, Te-Time Price, Value, or precious [Loved me with the ardent and pure love of a small child and held as precious) ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

John 14:31 But that the world may know that I love (Agap-O Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of., O-Ode truly [True Agape]) the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love (Agapa-Te [Love as small children and treat as precious])  one another, as I have loved ([To willing put aside our own wishes wants and desires that we might abide under the rulership of His true Love.]H-Gape-Sa H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in) you.

John 15:13 Greater love (Agapen-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. ) hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love (Agapa-Te [Love as small children and treat as precious]) one another.

John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the (god of this) world would love (Phileo) his own: but because ye are not of the world, But (And) I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world (And the god of this world) hateth you.

John 16:27 For the Father himself loveth (Philei) you, because ye have loved (Pe-Phile-Kate Pe-Peira To attempt or To endeavour, To Phileo, Kate together) me, and have believed that I came out from God. (As the woman came out of Adam) (This verse demonstrates that there is little difference between the use of the word Phileo and Agape)

John 17:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved (H-Gape-Sas H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in) them, as thou hast loved (H-Gape-Sas H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in) me.

John 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst (H-Gape-Sas, H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in) me before the foundation of the world.

John 17:26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.) wherewith thou hast loved (H-Gape-Sas, H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in) me may be (dwell) in them, and (that) I (May dwell) in them.

John 19:26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, (H-Gapa, H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, Gapa-(Agapa The pure  love of a small child [The ardent and pure love of a small child) he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

John 21:7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved (H-Gapa, H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, Gapa-(Agapa The pure  love of a small child [The ardent and pure love of a small child) saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love (Agape Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.) of God is shed abroad (Ek-Kech-U-Tai  Ek Out from away from, Kech –Chairo To rejoice to be glad to be joyful or full of joy U-Upo To willingly place one’s self under another. Ta-Tasso To arrange, To set, To appoint [To joyfully submit oneself to God so as to our being set in good order.]) in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love (Agapen-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. ) toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, (Agap-O-Sin Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly Si-Sinia-Lu To be washed and cleansed (Louo) being sifted by trials and temptations (Sinia) [This is  one truly embracing God’s loving siftings of trials and temptations so as to be fully  prepared to be Christ’s bride.) to them who are the called according to His purpose.

Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love (Agapes Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.) of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Romans 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, (H-Gape-Sa H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,, Gape–Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of, Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in.) but Esau have I hated.

Romans 12:9 Let (Your) love (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.) be without dissimulation. (Unfeigned) Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectioned (Philo-Storgoi) one to another with brotherly love; (Philadelphia) in honour preferring one another; (Over yourselves)

1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. (Agap-O-Sin Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly Si-Sinia-Lu To be washed and cleansed (Louo) being sifted by trials and temptations (Sinia) [This is  one truly embracing God’s loving siftings of trials and temptations so as to be fully  prepared to be Christ’s bride.)

1 Corinthians 4:21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.) and in the spirit of meekness?

1 Corinthians 8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have (had) knowledge (Teaching and preaching concerning what we may or may not eat and drink.) Knowledge (Preaching and teaching) puffeth up (The is speaking about both the preacher and teacher and their hearers), but charity (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.) edifieth. (Builds up others rather than the one who has Agape)

1 Corinthians 8:3 But if any man love (Agapa This is the “pure” love of a small child) God, the same is known of Him.

1 Corinthians 13:1 Though I speak (Preach and teach) with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, (Agapen-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.)  I am (My preaching and teaching and my life before God) become (Hollow empty and meaningless) as sounding (A) brass (Gong), or (The) a tinkling (Of a) cymbal. (Regardless of how anointed or how scholarly or how deep the preaching, teaching, and revelation may be that is spoken is by a preacher, teacher, prophet or evangelist or miracle worker without the True Agape of God Meno-ing in that vessel,  the ministry and its teaching is false.)

Being a false prophet or false teacher in the word of God, does not mean the teaching or doctrine is bad or if the prophecy or sign does not come to pass, it means that the vessel is corrupt that the vessel invariably is using its teaching to promote themselves or their ministry and to draw disciples after themselves or to their ministry. More importantly without the True Agape of God the vessel itself is not converted and neither does anything in the way of conversion occur in the lives of their hearers because conversion is not at all in their interest.  Because those that are converted will speak of the light and speak against the darkness that is in that vessel and ministry.

On the point of being anointed of God, who would have been more anointed than Jesus Christ?  Even though He taught and preached for 3.5 years none in the crowds none among His disciples, and not of His apostles were converted. What was it that they lacked during that time? And what did they receive upon conversion? The True Agape of God Meno-ing in their hearts.

1 Corinthians 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, (As Moses, David or Isaiah did) and understand all (Spiritual) mysteries, (As Daniel or Paul were given to understand) and (had the ability to preach and teach) all knowledge; (Of those things) and though I have all faith, (So as to perform healings cast out devils raise the dead and perform signs and wonders) so that I could (Even) remove mountains, and have not Charity, (Agapen-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.) I am (As) nothing. (Before God.) (As none of these things in and of themselves nor any combination thereof mean that conversion has taken place in my life.)

Regardless of how much anointing one has, regardless of how much revelation, wisdom, or understanding, one has, or how much spiritual power and faith or miracles, signs, or wonders, are in their ministry – None of these things by themselves or in any combination mean or imply that this preacher teacher prophet evangelist or miracle worker have been converted, nor by sitting under such a ministry or discipling one’s self to such a ministry will cause conversion to occur in any of their hearers.

1 Corinthians 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, (As Peter and the other Apostles sold all and followed Christ – and was not converted for such actions) and though I give my body (My flesh) to be burned (In sacrifice – As Isaac was to be offered), and have not Agape, (Agapen-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.) it profiteth me nothing. (Paul here declares that in even doing the greatest acts of faith and obedience helps no one gain anything towards conversion or entering into salvation – except these acts are founded upon or issuing forth from the True Agape of God.)

In other words none of these things Paul speaks of here are the means of gaining conversion or making one righteous before God.  – And when done so or taught so, all these become the works of the flesh or works or unrighteousness.

1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.) suffereth long, and is kind; charity (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.) envieth not; charity (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.) vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

1 Corinthians 13:8 Charity (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.) never faileth (Never shall never cease in this life or the next) but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, (Preaching and teaching) it shall vanish away.

1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.) these three; but the greatest of these is charity. (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.)

1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after (Pursue) charity, (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.) and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all your things (Works and deeds) be done with (As an outflowing from your) charity. (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.)

 

Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love (Agapes-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. )

Ephesians 3:15-19 Of whom the whole (Pasa every) family (Households) in heaven and earth is named, (Here Paul declares that there are households in heaven) That He (Christ) would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded (Tetheme-Lio-Menoi,  Tethemi-Tithimi – To produce, To lay with, Li- Lithos Stones,  O-Ode truly, Menoi- Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [Having laid the foundation stones of truly abiding under Christ’s rulership and influence.] in (Christ’s) love, (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Foundation stones made of Christ’s passionate Love]) (So through these foundation stones you) May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to (Experientially) know the love (Agap-Hn Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) of Christ, which passeth (Uper-Ballou-San Feminine, present tense, active [This is speaking of his bride the church] Uper Overflowing  Ballou To place deposit or To put, Sa Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master,], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in. [The experiencing of the overflowing passionate delight of the fellowship of Christ in sprit surpasses) knowledge, (Anything that can be taught and preached by men) that (Thereby experiencing the Uper-Ballou-San of Christ’s Agape Hdos) ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. (As opposed to the teaching and preaching method.)

Ephesians 4:1-3 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:14-16 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; (But as adults giving reproof and correction to those who you love) speaking the truth in love, (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.   H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase (Becomes fruitful) of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love])

Ephesians 5:24-29 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love (Agapa-Te Agapa The pure love of a small child Te-Time Price, Value, or precious) your wives, even as (Even unto the lover with which) Christ also loved (H-Gape-Sen H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, Gape-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  Sei-Seira a cord or rope, [Even as Christ’s bond of passionate Love] for)  the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love (Agapan Agapa The pure love of a small child) their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth (Agap-On Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly [Truly loves both physically snf emotionally]) his wife loveth (Agapa The pure love of a small child) himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: (Hidden within all of these verses that compare our or the Apostles “little” Agapa with Christ of God’s great H-Gape-Sen or the like- is a calling by the Spirit for us to enter into this greater or higher lover of Christ and God towards our wives, our husbands, our households, the world, and even our enemies.)

Ephesians 5:32-33 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. (This coming of the True Agape of God into our lives, the converting the soul, the changing of the heart of stone within a man into a heart of flesh – this is greatly prized by God and is the mystery of redemption.)  Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love (Agapa-Te Agapa The love of a small child, Te-Time Price, Value, or precious, [Love as small children and treat as precious]) his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence Phobetai Fear) her husband.

 

Philippians 1:9-10  For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; (Your admonition, reproof and correction of another) That ye may approve (Judge, prove or test)  things (All things within one another) that are excellent; (Unto excellence or perfection) that ye may be sincere and without offence (Be not an stumbling block unto others) till the day of Christ.

 

Colossians 3:14-20 And above all these things put on charity, (Agap-Hn Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) which is the bond (Sun-Desmos Sun-To come together, To be with,  Desmos-Deo – To bind or To tie together) of perfectness. (Sex which builds the bond between husband and wife –Paul here cites a passage in [Job 41:12-13 His soul (The husband) is a heap of burning coals (Of sexual desire –This is Dunamis) and from his mouth comes blazing fire (The expression of these desires) which he passes from himself to his wife, so that they become yoked together by the power (Dunamis) of their sexual life.(Aulis-Zoa)]) And let the peace of God rule (During your sexual relations) in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; (Joined in one flesh) and be (Ginesthe, Gines-Vagina The-Thesetai-Tithemi – To produce, To lay with,  [The fruit or fruitfulness of the vagina]) ye thankful. (Eu-Charis-Toi, Eu- Joyous or joyful, Charis Gift, Toioutos So great, [Paul here is speaking of the “Joyous and so great gift of sex (Ginesthe)”] This word Eucharist is the Roman Catholic word for Holy Communion – Sex is Holy Communion between a husband and wife, It is an entering into the holy of holies, - Orgasm is the closest thing to feeling the presence and anointing of the Lord – and of this if a husband and wife were to flow in praise, worship, prayer in the spirit, [As David speaks of in Psalms] and partake of communion with the Lord together during sexual communion and orgasm – The spiritual heights they could reach would eclipse anything that could be seen in revival. – For as it is written God would come to them as he did unto Adam and his wife in the cool of the evening and spiritually sup with them and them with Him. Of all the gifts God has given unto men, sex is the most reviled, sex is treated with the most contempt, and sex spoken the most against in the church.-And this has caused irreparable harm to the church both naturally and spiritually.) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is (As what would be) fit (Aneken Becoming) in (Of) the Lord (Himself). Husbands, love (Agapa-Te Agapa The pure love of a small child Te-Time Price, Value, or precious) your wives, and be not bitter (Pikrain-Esthe 2 person plural,[You all] present imperfect [continuance of action] passive [The subjected is being acted upon by an outside force which would appear to be the wives] Pikrain- Pikros To become angry, resentful, offended Esthe eat or drink [Husbands love your wives and let them not become angry or resentful in your eating and drinking – regarding the teaching and admonition mentioned above [Paul here is citing  Proverbs 17:9 He that covereth (Forgiveth) a transgression seeketh love (Philia Sexual Love); but he that repeateth a matter separateth (Sunders apart even) very friends (Philos Kai Oikos His lover and household) Interestingly Jesus tell a parable with it is revealed that there is a laver basin at the foot of the bed of Coite,  So that the man in the parable and the inhabitant of that be with him are cleansed and forgiven before they “Bed Down”  -- For a husband and a wife to have deep abiding sexual relations there must first be a daily visit to the laver, accompanied with an audible confession of ones sins before and to each other so that they can be fully cleansed and be fully forgiven by one another]) against them. Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

1 John 2:5 But whoso keepeth (Tere 3^rd person, singular [He or she] present, [Show a continuing or ongoing action]  subjunctive [This is not definite but has a probability of fulfillment] active, [The subject is directly acting rather than being acted upon by some outside influence] Tere To keep watch upon or to guard, to mark attentively to heed or to keep strictly, to keep in custody – Teresis Is to arrest and keep in custody, it is a prison or place where strict standards and performance is required as in a guild. [This is the continual study and meditation of the Law and the prophets by David – this is what Christ declared as having His words and the words of the father and the word of scripture Meno-ing in you]) His word, in him verily is the love (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.) of God (Being) perfected: (So that) hereby know we that we are in Him.

We will first state here that by design, by all of the teaching and preaching in so called Bible believing and Spirit-filled churches and fellowships, believers are drawn away from any such keeping or treasuring of the word for themselves and are rather seduced into being addicted to the preaching and teaching of the churches and ministries that they have submitted themselves to in place of Christ – So that they never personally come to any dwelling of the word in them and thereby there is never and true internal change (Sanctification) by the daily (All day) washing of the water of the word – so that the Agape of God has no work in them either towards being perfected. Those in Bible believing churches and spirit-filled churches are insolated and inoculated so that these   never touch God on their own and therefore the same are never touched God so that they might be converted.

1 John 2:9-10 He that saith he is in the light, (He that saith he is saved, and filled with the Holy Spirit) and hateth (Mison To harbor with ill will, To detest, To abhor, To regard as less, To have little or no affection towards.) his brother, is in darkness even until now (Despite his declaring that he is saved, despite his being “filled with the spirit [As Saul or the 70 elders in the wilderness none of which were redeemed] and despite his attending meetings, he remains a tare, or as Christ declared in another parable a child of darkness.) He that loveth (Agap-On Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly [True Agape]) his brother abideth (Menei –Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of) in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling (Skan-Da-Lon A [hidden] trap or snare laid for an enemy [Classical Greek Lexicon]  The English word for Skandalon is Scandalize To trap, To wound, To injure, so as to make one ineffectual or dysfunctional, by either finding or creating something out of whole cloth that is so damning that in the face of it the members of the church or fellowship will feel compelled to disfellowship them – thus stripping them of any ability to preach or teach in their midst.) in him.

He that truly Agape-s his brother abides under the influence or rulership of the Light, so as one walks so, it is impossible for one to seek harm or to scandalize their brethren.

Many churches and ministries actively invoke Skandalon on those that they perceive as on a track of diligently seeking the Lord.  They do so seeking to waylay them before they enter into something in the Lord and come to the place where they can call into question the works of darkness in a given church or ministry.

1 John 2:15 Love (Agapa-Te Agapa The pure love of a small child Te-Time Price, Value, or precious) not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love (Agapa The pure love of a small child) the world, the love (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.) of the Father is not in him. (He has only the Agape of men, [That agape those that agape them or are known for great agape] and the Agape of the world [Recognizes only the Agape of mammon that is it being used as gifts and bribes to curry favor and gain influence and the Agape of those who sit in authority who are able to use their power to curry favor and gain influence] This is why in the Gospels Christ demands his disciples to sell all they have and give it to the poor and then follow Him, and for those in seats of power and authority to forsake them and then follow Him.)

1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love (Agapen-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.) the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

1 John 3:10-11 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth (Poion To make to establish or to ratify) not righteousness (Dik-Ai-O-Sunen Dike To do justly, Justice, To judge or Judgment, Ai-Os Who or which,  O-Ode truly Sune –Suneimi To come together to assemble [One of the things in the early church assemblies was the open confession or sins and faults of one another so these judged themselves and openly confessed so that that they would not fall under the judgment of God] So here one that does not openly judge themselves and offer true judgment of others when they assemble themselves together) is not of God, (For they follow not Christ who did this continually with the apostles) neither he that loveth (Agap-On Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  O-Ode truly [True Agape]) not his brother. For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love (Agap-O-Men Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly, Men-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [To abide under the rulership of true Love.]) one another.

John states here that those that walk in true agape reprove, admonish, and correct one another. – And those that do not so – John flat out states here that these are not of God. In other words here we see that if one does not walk in the giving and receiving of the righteous reproof, admonition and correction of Agape -- they do not have the true love of God, they do not truly love their brethren, and by this in and of itself they are therefore not saved, but walk instead in darkness. 

And what John writes here agrees with what is stated in these other passages.
Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth (Agapa The pure love of s small child) he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

1 Corinthians 6:5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

1 Corinthians 11:30-32 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love (Agap-O-Men Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly, Men-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [To abide under the rulership of true Love.]) the brethren. He that loveth (Agap-On Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.) O-Ode truly [True Agape]) not his brother abideth in death. (Dwelleth in death or is under the rulership and influence of death –He is unregenerate and lost.)

John again affirms that salvation is linked to the entrance of Agape in the life of a believer, not merely the confession of ones lips. John affirms also that salvation is an inner working of God; it is the process of ones heart being changed from being a heart of stone to being a heart of flesh. 100 years ago this was called the second definite work of grace –sanctification, for the last 2-3 standing generations this has all been but abandoned and what has been preached in its place is the self gratification of an instant salvation with no repentance or any sign of change required so that the church of this hour is now a hollow, shadow church of Christians in name only – that belong to varying worldly “Christianized” fraternal orders and varying worldly “Christianized” philanthropic organizations –all of which God hates.

1 John 3:16-18 Hereby perceive we the love (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's good, (Bion Biological Sustenance, this includes even shelter) and seeth his brother have need, (Hungry thirsty ill clothed or without shelter) and shutteth up his bowels of compassion (Splagchna The large intestines, heart and other internal organs –  this is used as a metaphor of: The affections of the heart, One’s tender affections, something that is cherished, and one’s compassion) from him, how dwelleth (Menei-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of ) the love (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) of God in him? My little children, let us not love (Agap-O-Men Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly, Men-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [To willing put aside our own wishes wants and desires that we might abide under the rulership of His true Love.]) in word, (Logo What we preach, Teach, or say) neither in tongue; (Glosse Spiritual utterences, or Our being moved upon by the spirit from time to time.) but in deed (Ergo Daily work or deeds) and in truth.

Here we are told that when true Agape sees those that hunger, those that thirst, those that are ill clothed, and those that are ill sheltered or medical needs, that it does not go into preach or teach mode, nor does it go into having spiritual utterances, nor does it look to others to meet those needs, or government organizations, but that it personally expends all it has to see to it that those needs are fully met (John affirms here the parable of the good Samaritan, as well as how Christ when on earth He agape-d His church aka the apostles and saw to the every need of His apostles)

1 John 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love (Agap-O-Men Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly, Men-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [To willing put aside our own wishes wants and desires that we might abide under the rulership of His true Love.] with) one another, as He gave us commandment.

1 John 4:7-12 Beloved, (Agap-H-Toi Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love] To-Toioutos Such as or Those who {those who passionately love the Lord]) let us love (Agap-O-Men Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly, Men-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [To willing put aside our own wishes wants and desires that we might abide under the rulership of His true Love.] for) one another: for love (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) is of God; and every one that loveth (Agap-On Agape O-Ode truly [Truely Agape-s]) is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth (Agap-On Agape O-Ode truly [Truly Agape-s]) not (Is neither born of God and) knoweth not God;  for God is love. (And created it from the beginning) (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) In this was manifested the love (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. (That we might partake of salvation through partaking of His love.) Herein is love, (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) not that we loved (H-Gap-H-Sa-Men, [John here names what he considers the most important facets of Agape namely] H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Ardent passion] Gap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. [Affection that involves physical contact]  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [A Passion for passion] Sa-Saino To wag the tail [As a puppy in delight to see its master], To fawn over, to take ones joy and delight in. [Joyous delight]) Men-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of. [This is the selling out of all and the giving up of ones personal wants needs and desires in order to abide in the household of the one who is loved]) God, but that He loved (Agape-Sen, Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  Sei-Seira a cord or rope,) us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, (Agape-Toi (Agap-H-Toi Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. To-Toioutos Such as or Those who [Those who so love]) if God so loved (H-Gape-Sen H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure,  Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  Sei-Seira a cord or rope, [The bond of passionate love]) us, we ought also to love (Agap-O-Men Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly, Men-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [To willing put aside our own wishes wants and desires that we might abide under the rulership of His true Love.] and love) one another. No man hath seen God at any time.  (But) If we love (Agap-O-Men Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly, Men-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [To willing put aside our own wishes wants and desires that we might abide under the rulership of His true Love.]and love) one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love (H-Agap-H [That the passion of His passionate love]) is (May be) perfected in us.

1 John 4:16-21 And we have known and believed the love (Agap-Hn Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) that God hath to us. God is love (And created love in all its facets from the beginning); (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) and he that dwelleth (Menon To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of) in love (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love (H Agap-H [That the passion of His passionate love] might be) made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, (In his love) so are we (in our love) in this world. There is no fear (Of the final judgment) in love; (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) but perfect love (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) casteth out fear(Of the final judgment): because fear (Of the final judgment)  hath torment. (Kolasin- To coerce, to chastise, To punishment.) He that feareth (The final judgment) is not made perfect in love, (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love])We love  (Agap-O-Men Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode truly, Men-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [To willing put aside our own wishes wants and desires that we might abide under the rulership of His true Love.]) him, because he first loved (H-Gape-Sen H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, Gape-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To To be greatly fond of.  Sei-Seira a cord or rope, [Bonds of Passionate Love]) us. If a man say, I love (Agap-O Agape O-Ode truly [True Agape]) God, and hateth (Mise To harbor with ill will, To detest, To abhor, To regard as less, To have little or no affection towards.) his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth (Agap-On Agape O-Ode truly [True Agape]) not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love (Agapan Agapa The pure  love of a small child) God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth (Agap-On Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.)  O-Ode truly [True Agape]) God love (Agapa The pure love of a small child)his brother also.

1 John 5:1-3 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ (that) is born of God: and every one that loveth (Agap-On Agape O-Ode truly [True Agape]) him that (God) begat (and) loveth (Agapa The pure love of a small child) him (These) also that is (Are) begotten of him. (Of one’s household) By this we know that we love (Agap-O-Men Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode Truly, Men-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [To willing put aside our own wishes wants and desires that we might abide under the rulership of His true Love.]) the children of God, when we love (Agap-O-Men Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of. O-Ode Truly, Men-Meno To dwell, or To abide under the influence or rulership of [To willing put aside our own wishes wants and desires that we might abide under the rulership of His true Love.]) God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love (Agap-H Agap-Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Passionate Love]) of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. (Burdensome)

1 John 5:1-3 (Retranslated) Whoso believeth that Jesus is the Christ that himself is born of God loveth (Truly loves) everyone that is born of God  just as he loveth (With the pure love of a child) those that are begotten of him in his own household. So that by this standard we know that we Agap-O-Men (Are to willing put aside our own wishes wants and desires that we might abide under the rulership of His true Love.) God’s children.  So also when we Agap-O-Men (Are to willing put aside our own wishes wants and desires that we might abide, under the rulership of His true Love.) of God, we keep His commandments, and His commandments become no longer burdensome.

Revelation 2:4 Nevertheless I have somewhat (Somewhat is not in the Greek) against (Kate To descend, Down from, Downward – [Chirst has demoted them,]) thee, because thou hast left (Aphi-H-Kas Aph-Aphinmi To send away, To dismiss, To force to depart,  Hkas-Hko- To be come, to have arrived,  H-Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, Kas-Akakos To be blameless  [In your passion to become blameless You have sent away or forced to depart out of your midst] )  thy first love (Agape-Hn Agape To treat with great affection, To caress,  To love sexually, To be greatly fond of.  H--Hdos Pleasure, Gratification, Especially of sensual types of pleasure, [Your Passionate Love of God and your neighbor]) . Remember therefore from whence (The higher Agap-Hn) thou art fallen, and repent, and do (Ergo Anything done or anything to be done, a deed work or action) the first works; (Poie-Son, Poieo To make to form or to construct, So-Sozo Salvation.) or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. (This church was so filled with knowledge teaching and preaching of how to become perfect or obtain spiritual maturity that they had dismissed Agape-Hn Their Love and devotion of God as being “Lower realm” and their Passionate love of their neighbor as being carnal and a hindrance to obtaining true spirituality or entering into true spiritual power. And in their zeal for knowledge and maturity they only succeeded in losing their being converted.  In other words they crossed from life unto death, they reverted back being carnal believers having rejected Meno-ing under the Agape-Hn of God and instead being driven by their own desires their own will and their own wants.)

Similarly we find another of the seven churches of revelation having Agape troubles the troubles that Christ prophesied of in Matthew 24:12.
Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, (Within the church) the love (Agape To treat with great affection, To caress, To love sexually, To be greatly fond of. ) of many shall wax cold. (By interpretation of the use of the word Agape in Matthew this love waxing cold is the love of many towards God and the love of many towards their neighbor [And the first interpretation of thy neighbor is one’s spouse])

Revelation 3:15-17 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, (Thou has waxed Luke warm, lukewarm in your exercise Agape) and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. (This spueing is a spueing out from being in Christ – it is the compete and utter loss of salvation,) Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: (This Church has preached the prosperity Gospel and is actively partaking of the riches of this world, and we also can see that this church has also actively sought places of authority in the rulership of the world,  both of which Christ declared would bar those that partake thereof from entering into the kingdom of heaven.)

Having lost their Agape of God here their Love and devotion of God and their neighbor has faded and become weak and beggarly, while at the same time the things of earth and the arm of the flesh have become their Ezer and Boethos (Their provider, their strength and their shield.) 

Leviticus 18:24-26 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

Here we learn that the land the Promised Land is not heaven, or the millennium, but being in Christ. And by defiling ones self with the things of this world even after entering into sanctification, and having ones heart converted to being filled with the Agape of God, such people that rejected Meno-ing in the Agape of God they are vomited out both individuals and whole churches. (This is spueing out is exactly what occurred to the children of Israel in the wilderness.)