a. The love of God is itself egocentric. Christ was sustained by self-centered concern. He did not die the equivalent of "the second death" but went immediately to Paradise, as the doctrine of the natural immortality of the soul requires. Thus true NT love, agape, is eclipsed and nullified.
b. Extremely few of our contemporary writers or speakers recognize egocentric nature of love as understood by the popular churches, in contrast with self-emptying NT love (agape). Much confusion on the meaning of love.
c. True love is absolutely self-emptying even willing to relinquish personal salvation for the good of others. Christ's love the model. He died the equivalent of the second death. This love, abiding in the heart, banishes egocentricity, the cause of lukewarmness, and will finish the gospel task.