Love is the most misunderstood word in the English language. So this brings to the question, "do we truly understand this word 'love'?"
Three types of love:
1. Phileo love
2. Eros
3. Agape
1. Phileo- this is what Christians are supposed to practice towards others, despite your differences. It is brotherly love.
2. Eros- this is husband and wife love, more physical, also desire and longing. Can be selfish love, usually develops in the first stages of a relationship. If not redeemed by God's presence, it can become very possessive, where there is no trust.
Ladies, guys are supposed to be the ones pursuing us... not the other way around. Ask them what their intentions are.
When going into a relationship, ask yourself this question: "am I doing this for myself, or am I doing this because God told me that I'm ready?"
"The biggest coward is a man who awakens a woman's love with no intention of loving her." -Bob Marley
Agape- selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love. The highest of all loves; also called supernatural love, because this is the love God has for us.
John 14:21
God commands all believers to have this love for everyone. By spending time with God everyday, you will be able to look past the surface and look at what is on the inside.
1 John 3:18, 4:8
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Proverbs 17:9
1 Peter 4:8
The more we know Him, the more we are like Him, and the more we are like Him, the more we love like Him.
We can't show true love without knowing who God is.
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