Love/Agape is a grace?

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I am hoping to find passages in the Bible that show agape/love is included in grace.

Are there Bible passages that clear show that agape/love is a part of grace?

Are there Bible passages that show that agape/love is included in grace?

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Uh… yeah. Agape love is a selfless love that gives freely without any expectation of reciprocity. So if you know what grace is, how can it NOT have a basis in agape love? Using the 3-loves Greek system, the only alternatives are eros (erotic) love or philia (familial or brotherly) love. Each of those two have an expectation of reciprocity.
 
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Uh… yeah. Agape love is a selfless love that gives freely without any expectation of reciprocity. So if you know what grace is, how can it NOT have a basis in agape love? Using the 3-loves Greek system, the only alternatives are eros (erotic) love or philia (familial or brotherly) love. Each of those two have an expectation of reciprocity.
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“the charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost, who is given to us.” (Romans 5:5)

That’s the only one I can think of. 🙂 Charity is a gift of the Holy Spirit; and every gift of God is a grace.
 
Thanks!

demar 198

Every gift is a grace–Is there an explicit passage for that?

I am sorry if this sound super fundamental, sorry.

Oh, I looking for help, not an agrument or discussion–thanks!

Jim Baur
 
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Thanks!

demar 198

Every gift is a grace–Is there an explicit passage for that?
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“Grace” and “gift” have the same root word in Greek: “Grace” is charis, and “gift” is charisma. They are the same thing; in fact, some translations translate the two words interchangeably. For example, look at 1 Tim. 4:14 in two different bibles:

“Neglect not the gift that is in thee.” (American Standard Bible)
“Neglect not the grace that is in thee.” (Douay-Rheims Bible)

The words “grace” and “gift” are often interchangeable in Greek because they mean the same thing. A gift from God is a grace. 🙂 I hope that helps. 👍

God bless!
-Dmar198
 
Jim_Baur said:
Every gift is a grace–Is there an explicit passage for that?
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Eph 3:7 … according to the Gift of God’s Grace which was given to me by the working of his power.
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Thanks brb2. Jim Baur, this passage identifies God’s grace as a gift. So here’s just the kind of example you were looking for. 🙂 👍

God bless!
-Dmar198
 
This is the passage I was looking to find, I Timothy 1: 14.

I Timothy 1: 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

I was trying to show an individual who believe: Saved by faith only through grace. I said grace includes many things, but first it includes love.
Ephesians 2: 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

Thanks for the help!!!
 
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