In\nMatthew chapter 25, Jesus spoke:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
31\n\u201cWhen the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then\nHe will sit on the throne of His glory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
32\nAll the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from\nanother, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
33\nAnd He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
34\nThen the King will say to those on His right hand, \u2018Come, you blessed of My\nFather, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
35\nfor I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was\na stranger and you took Me in; <\/p>\n\n\n\n
36\nI was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison\nand you came to Me.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most\nof \u201cChristiandom<\/em>\u201d do not want to\nstudy these particular Words of Jesus. \nThe essence of Agape Love is found in these Words. You can claim to walk in unconditional Love\nbut your acts and your bank account will tell the tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jesus\ncovered the necessities of life when he mentioned food, drink, shelter, and\nclothing. Are you and I actively\nassisting those in need of the basics of life? \nJesus went on to include sickness. \nAre we ministering to those we know who are sick, or do we keep our\ndistance? Are they of a lower priority\nthan the mundane tasks requiring our attention but have no lasting value? Shouldn\u2019t we be building up our faith in the\narea of healing Scriptures so that we can minister the Word to them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\nabout prisoner visitation? Virtually\neveryone knows someone in prison these days. \nOne who is in prison suffers severe isolation from loved ones and\nexperiences the shame of past acts. How\nmany of us have sinned in the past and suffered shame ourselves? Do you think the prisoner came into this life\nplanning to become incarcerated? All\nprisoners are in need of Agape Love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\nis a fine line between society\u2019s definition of sin and FATHER\u2019S definition of\nsin in many instances. Society is\nbloodthirsty and often wants those who perpetrated a crime to suffer forever. The church is not innocent either. It has promoted an eternal hell which dilutes\nthe power of Agape Love. If we all received\nwhat we deserved for past acts and current<\/em>\nthoughts, virtually none of us would qualify to be in Heaven. Only The Blood of Jesus Christ qualifies us\nto enter through those gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When\ndid Jesus know that Judas would betray Him? \nYet Jesus embraced Judas throughout His earthly ministry. Had Jesus revealed the betrayer to the\ndisciples, Peter might have taken action against Judas. Has Agape Love left Judas in hell to suffer\nforever?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jesus\nspoke in Revelation chapter 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 18\nI am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And\nI have the keys of Hades and of Death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What\nis the point of having a key unless you plan to unlock the door? Those in hell and death are the ultimate\nprisoners yet Agape Love is not moved by their past. The ultimate act of forgiveness is to release\nmen (including Judas) from hell and death, this is what Agape Love does. What are you going to do? Jesus makes it quite clear in Matthew chapter\n25:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 37\n\u201cThen the righteous will answer Him, saying, \u2018Lord, when did we see You hungry\nand feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? <\/p>\n\n\n\n 38\nWhen did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? <\/p>\n\n\n\n 39\nOr when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n 40\nAnd the King will answer and say to them, \u2018Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch\nas you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agape\nLove was prevailing in the lives of the righteous ones. They acted above and beyond society\u2019s standards\nand embraced unconditional Love. Their\nblindness had been removed which allowed them to see beyond the temporal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 41 \u201cThen He will also say to those on the left hand, \u2018Depart from Me, you cursed, into the age lasting punishment fire prepared for the devil and his angels: <\/p>\n\n\n\n 42\nfor I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no\ndrink; <\/p>\n\n\n\n 43\nI was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me,\nsick and in prison and you did not visit Me.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those\nwho were entrenched in blindness will try to justify their unwillingness to\nwalk in Agape Love:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 44\n\u201cThen they also will answer Him, saying, \u2018Lord, when did we see You hungry or\nthirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to\nYou?\u2019 45 Then He will answer them, saying, \u2018Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch\nas you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n 46\nAnd these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into\neternal life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jesus\nis in charge of dividing the sheep from the goats and He explains the primary\ndifference in the two groups: those who walk in Agape Love and those who don\u2019t. 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