What is love.....
Everyone agrees that love is a good thing.However not all agree on what love is.Is love that warm touchy feeling one gets with a familiar person?The bible says that love is a caring action.It's not what you feel ,it's what you do...
The meaning of love as define in the bible has been corrupted by the common usage of the English language and society.Most often love is confused with infatuation.A erected high feeling one gets that usually last only a year and will diminish unless replaces with true love.
The bible says love is from God ,in fact it says God is love.God has endowed us with the ability to love because we are created in his image,and he is Love.In the Greek language there are two word described and define for love one being agape love.This love is bestowed upon us by God,unconditional and sacrificial.In contrast there is a phileo,a brotherly love,which is soulish,conditional feeling tied with emotions.
As Christians we are to have both,a soulish,familiar love ,and a spirit filled love, agape love.
When we can discern between the two we will know where we stand with the ones closest to us and where we are in God.Love will change who we are with our understanding and knowledge of who God is and who's image we are created.
AND THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE......
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