“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.”
— G.K. Chesterton
Introduction: Not a Mystery, but a Masterpiece
The goal of Christianity is not hidden behind a secret door.
It’s not a riddle only scholars can solve.
It’s not about better behavior, brighter smiles, or busier churches.
It is simpler — and more demanding — than all of that.
God’s purpose for humanity is clear:
He created beings capable of agape love — and His entire plan revolves around forming us into people who can love as He loves.
The mystery isn’t what God is doing.
The mystery is how He accomplishes it — through redemption, transformation, and the indwelling work of the Holy Spirit.
God’s Ultimate Purpose: Beings of Agape
Agape love is self-giving, sacrificial, unconditional love.
It is not fueled by feeling or obligation.
It is the very love that Jesus lived, taught, and laid His life down to show.
“Agape is not born of a lover’s need, but of a lover’s fullness.”
— C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
The highest good a person can achieve — the summum bonum — is to express agape.
It is not a suggestion.
It is the direct command of God.
Scripture makes this unmistakable:
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength… You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.”
— Mark 12:30–31 (ESV)
Everything else in Scripture — every law, every prophecy, every command — hangs on this.
“On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
— Matthew 22:40 (ESV)
This is not the fine print.
This is Christianity.
Discipleship: Agape in Motion
True discipleship is not about keeping religious score.
It’s about becoming a person who loves so deeply that obedience becomes the natural overflow of the heart.
Jesus said:
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”
— John 14:15 (ESV)
Obedience is not about fear, guilt, or duty.
It is about love — real, transforming, consuming love.
When love fills a soul, the Great Commission becomes not a task list, but a joy.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them… teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.”
— Matthew 28:19–20 (ESV)
And what had He commanded above all?
Love.
When agape is our identity, making disciples is not a burden — it becomes the most natural thing in the world.
We don’t evangelize to grow churches.
We evangelize because we love God, love people, and we cannot keep silent.
The Process of Transformation
No human being naturally produces agape love.
We are fallen.
We are self-centered by default.
That’s why discipleship is not about “trying harder.”
It is about being transformed.
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind…”
— Romans 12:2 (ESV)
This transformation is the Spirit’s work:
• Teaching us truth through Scripture,
• Shaping our desires through trials and discipline,
• Forming the character of Christ in us over time.
Discipleship is the ongoing, painful, glorious

process of being stripped of self-love and filled with God’s love.
It is not instant. It is a lifelong journey.
Redemption: God’s Plan from the Beginning
Sin did not surprise God.
It was part of the path He knew we would walk — and a path He had already planned to redeem.
Paul explains:
“And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.”
— Romans 8:30 (ESV)
Through Jesus’ sacrifice, God justifies us — declares us righteous.
Through the Spirit’s indwelling, He glorifies us — shapes us into beings who can love as He loves.
We are not merely returning to what Adam lost.
We are being made into something greater — eternal beings forged through fire,
who love not because they must, but because they choose to.
“Without freedom there would be no love, and without love, no joy.”
— Augustine
The Holy Spirit is not a bonus feature of Christian life.
He is essential.
Without Him, we would remain hollow shells.
With Him, we become living temples of agape love.
Why This Website Exists
This website was created for a single purpose:
To help ordinary people become extraordinary people who love God and others.
Everything we teach, everything we publish, everything we encourage —
it all flows from this one central goal.
Christianity is not fundamentally about going to heaven.
It’s about becoming the kind of being who belongs there —
a being who loves with the heart of Christ.
“Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again… It is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
If you understand this — if you seek this —
then you understand why this site exists, and why every step of your journey matters.
Key Takeaways
• God created us to express agape love — self-giving, sacrificial love.
• Every law, prophecy, and command in Scripture points to this purpose.
• Discipleship is not duty; it is agape in motion.
• True transformation comes through the Spirit’s work, not self-effort.
• Redemption is not a backup plan — it is God’s plan made glorious.
• Everything here flows from the desire to help people become who they were created to be.
Key Questions to Reflect On
• Is my faith rooted more in knowledge or in growing love?
• How is the Holy Spirit forming agape love in me today?
• Do I see evangelism as a duty or a delight? • What areas of my life still need to be surrendered to love?
• Am I willing to let God complete His work in me — even when it costs everything?
Conclusion: The Life We Were Meant to Live
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken… But to love is to be vulnerable.”
— C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
The life of a disciple is not safe.
It is not easy.
It is not comfortable.
But it is the only life worth living.
The invitation is here:
Love God. Love others. Love life.
This is the journey.
This is the adventure.
This is the life you were created for.