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Selfishness

King James Version Chapter 13

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

The word agape as used here from the ancient greek is a translated three quarters of trhe time as love and a quarter as chairty. Yet for all this we never stop to consider the charitable element of love the the word agape also exudes. Charity at its very nature is giving. Should we then not be suprised that Christ who himself exemplified love shows such charity as to give himself entirely for those whom he loved.

King James Version Chapter 1

Galatians 1:4

4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

King James Version Chapter 15

John 15:13

13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

King James Version Chapter 24

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

King James Version Chapter 15

11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.