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The Love of God
The Word of God tells us in this famous verse how God’s love toward mankind.
We see this verse quoted everywhere, at all types of games, popular events, and it seems that almost everyone can quote this verse including non-believers.
But what does it really mean?
Do we really believe this?
What kind of Love is this?
AGAPE (Greek).
uh-gah-pay.
Greek word for “love” (the noun).
It describes an active, intelligent goodwill toward another without regard to the response.
(It is sometimes described as love “in spite of” as opposed to “because of.”)
1. Eros
The first Greek word is eros.
The English word “erotic” comes from it.
It refers to sexual love.
By itself it is not a wrong term, but it can become wrong in certain situations.
In all immoral situations, it is wrong.
However, this word is never found in the New Testament.
It is the Greek equivalent of a Hebrew word that is used in the Old Testament.
2. Stargei
The second Greek word is stargei, which is love in the sense of natural affection.
A good example of stargei love is a mother’s love for her child.
3. Phileo
The third Greek word for love is phileo, which is an emotional love.
It is a love of the emotions in response to an attraction.
It is the kind of love that may initially attract a male and a female, although it is not the kind of love that one should get married on.
It is also a love of deep friendship; people who are “best friends” are exercising phileo love.
There is something about the spirits of two human beings that draw them together, and this is a phileo love.
4. Agapei
None of these first three types of love is the true love of the New Testament ethic.
The fourth word is agapei.
This is a love that can be willed.
It is a love of the will.
It is the love you choose.
It is the kind of love that you can make a commitment to.
This is the kind of love on which you should base your decision to get married.
It is a love that looks out for the well-being of others.
This is the love of the New Testament ethic.
The word Love is thrown around with ease.
EROS (Greek).
air-oce.
Greek for “sexual love”; root of the word erotic.
I love cake, cars and so forth.
How do I explain such a love, The Love of God.
The child sometimes asks, “Mother, who made God?”
The wise mother answers, “My child, no one made God.
God is.
God always has been.
God always will be.
He is what we call eternal.”
Thus it is with the love of God.
The love of God is God.
You cannot explain the infinite.
If you seek to reduce it to the level of human understanding, you will fail.
Jon 3.16
The child sometimes asks, “Mother, who made God?”
The wise mother answers, “My child, no one made God.
God is.
God always has been.
God always will be.
He is what we call eternal.”
Thus it is with the love of God.
The love of God is God.
You cannot explain the infinite.
If you seek to reduce it to the level of human understanding, you will fail.
You cannot explain the sun by a candle, the ocean by a drop of sea water, the stars by a handful of sand, a bird by a feather, a forest by a leaf, or sorrow by one tear.
You cannot even explain human love by the gesture of a father when he catches his child to his heart.
If you cannot explain these visible things or these human emotions, how will you explain things which are invisible and emotions which are divine?
The answer is, you cannot.
You cannot explain the sun by a candle, the ocean by a drop of sea water, the stars by a handful of sand, a bird by a feather, a forest by a leaf, or sorrow by one tear.
You cannot even explain human love by the gesture of a father when he catches his child to his heart.
If you cannot explain these visible things or these human emotions, how will you explain things which are invisible and emotions which are divine?
The answer is, you cannot.
The child sometimes asks, “Mother, who made God?”
The wise mother answers, “My child, no one made God.
God is.
God always has been.
God always will be.
He is what we call eternal.”
Thus it is with the love of God.
The love of God is God.
You cannot explain the infinite.
If you seek to reduce it to the level of human understanding, you will fail.
You cannot explain the sun by a candle, the ocean by a drop of sea water, the stars by a handful of sand, a bird by a feather, a forest by a leaf, or sorrow by one tear.
You cannot even explain human love by the gesture of a father when he catches his child to his heart.
If you cannot explain these visible things or these human emotions, how will you explain things which are invisible and emotions which are divine?
The answer is, you cannot.
You cannot explain the sun by a candle, the ocean by a drop of sea water, the stars by a handful of sand, a bird by a feather, a forest by a leaf, or sorrow by one tear.
You cannot even explain human love by the gesture of a father when he catches his child to his heart.
If you cannot explain these visible things or these human emotions, how will you explain things which are invisible and emotions which are divine?
The answer is, you cannot.
First and foremost, of course, is God and the Messiah.
We are told that we are to love God with the wholeness of our being.
It is agapei love that we should have for Him.
We should choose to love God and put Him first in our lives and put everything else behind.
First and foremost, of course, is God and the Messiah.
We are told that we are to love God with the wholeness of our being.
It is agapei love that we should have for Him.
We should choose to love God and put Him first in our lives and put everything else behind.
1-First and foremost, of course, is God and the Messiah.
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