Definition
The Four L’s are descriptive tools that outline dispositions supportive of subjective faith in the present age. They consist of Seeking Light, Learning through openness, Demonstrating Agape Love, and Living in Liberty.
Context
In the absence of institutional law and spiritual hierarchy, individuals require language for internal orientation. The Four L’s provide such language. They are sometimes referred to as the Wash Cycle, not as stages but as recurring dispositions that reinforce autonomy of person before God.
Seeking Light refers to humility before certainty. Learning refers to voluntary openness to perspectives beyond one’s own. Demonstrating Agape Love refers to selfless action amid disagreement or difference. Liberty refers to freedom from fear, coercion, and religious pressure.
Implications
The Four L’s offer structure without enforcement. They encourage inward fortification rather than outward conformity. They are not requirements for belonging but aids for growth.
Because they are descriptive, they remain adaptable to individual context.
Common Misunderstanding
The Four L’s are sometimes mistaken for a new moral code. They do not function as commandments or prerequisites. They describe dispositions consistent with relational faith.