Does agape love affect how we live?
Yes. Agape love, coming from the indwelling and outworking of the Holy Spirit, directly affects a believer's lifestyle. As it seeks another person's highest good, it enhances what is good and causes believers to fulfill the whole Law by operating in love.
Les explains that agape love is not merely human sentiment but comes as a result of the Holy Spirit's indwelling and outworking. When love seeks the other person's highest good, it does nothing but enhance the things that are good. Therefore, it is going to have an effect on our lifestyle, and we will be fulfillers of the whole Law simply by virtue of operating in love. He also contrasts joy, which comes from within because of the Holy Spirit and eternal promises, with happiness, which depends on circumstances.