Christian Understandings

From Apologetics Ministries "Love" means sentimentality. The Biblical word for "love" rendered from agape does not refer to sentiment or good feelings, but rather, to looking out for the greater good. The false view has led to misleading understandings of the role of confrontation, and to the excusing of criminal actions (eg, refusing to enact the death penalty out of "love"!), among other things.     What exactly is agape, or "love" as it is translated? The NT tells us: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.     We read such passages and tend to assume at once that "love" means what it does to us in modern times -- in this case, a mushy sentimentality that never says a harsh word and never steps on the toes of others. See on the true definition here.