SF, Stagecoach, NV
Dear Brothers, Sisters, Prodigals and Unsaved,
The very first thing, you should always do before you start reading the Bible, or any Christian material [including mine], is ASK the Holy Spirit to guide you in understanding what’s being said. He’ll teach you “What to DO, or NOT DO.” The Holy Spirit is OUR TEACHER and will never steer you in the wrong direction!
Whatever category you are in above, YOU were still created by Abba [Daddy-God]. You become empowered when you accept Jesus as your Lord. All your sin is washed away, and you'll feel so FREE - and best of all, IF you sincerely asked the Lord for forgiveness and accept Jesus into your heart - ALL your sins are WASHED AWAY into the Sea of Forgetfulness, which means He will no longer remember. That's FREE INDEED!
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Four Types Of Love In The Bible:
Love is one of the most powerful emotions we can experience. Humans crave love from the moment of existence. And the Bible tells us that God is love. For Christian believers, love is the true test of genuine faith.
Love as a word describes an emotion with vastly differing degrees of intensity. We can say we love ice cream, chocolate, and more chocolate, we can pledge our love to a husband or wife until our dying breath.
Four unique forms of love are found in the Bible. They are communicated through four Greek words: Eros, Storge, Philia, and Agape. We'll explore these different types of love characterized by romantic love, family love, brotherly love, and God's divine love. As we do, we'll discover what love really means, and how to follow Jesus Christ's command to "love one another.”
- [John 3:16-17 NASB] 16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.”
God’s LOVE is so PERFECT, that He does NOT WANT EVEN ONE to perish, but have everlasting life with Him.
Eros (Pronounced: AIR-ohs) is the Greek word for sensual or romantic love. The term originated from the mythological Greek god of love, sexual desire, physical attraction, and physical love, Eros, whose Roman counterpart was Cupid.
Promiscuity of all types was rampant in ancient Greek culture and was one of the obstacles the Apostle Paul had to battle when planting churches in the eastern Mediterranean. In 1 Corinthians, Paul warns young believers against succumbing to immorality. Even though the term eros is not found in the Old Testament, Song of Solomon vividly portrays the passion of erotic love. The Bible's prohibition of sex outside of marriage necessarily limits erotic love to married couples.
- [Ephesians 6:1-3 NASB] 1 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3 SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH."
The Hebrew Strong’s: say’s #5091 - Honor is to estimate, fix the value [Key word is VALUE] if you value something, you want it and LOVE IT. I know, loving your parents 100% of the time, can be hard - but also keep in mind, you don’t know how long they’ll be with you. Both of mine are gone and I miss them both terribly.
- 1a) for the value of something belonging to one's self
- to honour, to have in honour, to revere, venerate [regard with great respect].
Storge (Pronounced: STOR-jay) is a term for love in the Bible that you may not be familiar with. This Greek word describes family love, the affectionate bond that develops naturally between parents and children, and brothers and sisters.
Many examples of family love are found in Scripture, such as the mutual protection among Noah and his wife, the love of Jacob for his sons, and the strong love the sisters Martha and Mary had for their brother Lazarus. An interesting compound word using storge, "philostorgos," is found in Romans 12:10, which commands believers to "be devoted" to one another with brotherly affection.
Since Abba [God] created ALL things, that includes you and I, so He’s are true Father, which is why He probably told us NOT TO call any man “FATHER” [Matthew 23:9], because that’s His Title. My Dad had several names; Hey Daddy [like in the song], Pops, Husband [when we went fishing I would use mom’s yearly fishing license, as his husband].
Philia (Pronounced: FILL-ee-uh) is the type of intimate love in the Bible that most Christians practice toward each other. This Greek term describes the powerful emotional bond seen in deep friendships.
- [Mark 12:30-31 NASB] 30 "AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' 31 "The second is this, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is no other commandment greater than these.”
These are the 2 greatest commandments Jesus gave us, as told by Mark. And Abba’s Commandments are written in stone - never to be changed! We ALL need to master these 2.
Philia is the most general type of love in Scripture, encompassing love for fellow humans, care, respect, and compassion for people in need. The concept of brotherly love that unites believers is unique to Christianity. Jesus said philia would be an identifier of his followers: "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another." [John 13:35] Again, work on this one - so others know you are a Christian.
Agape (Pronounced: Uh-GAH-pay) is the highest of the four types of love in the Bible. This term defines God's immeasurable, incomparable love for humankind. It is the divine love that comes from God. Agape love is perfect, unconditional, sacrificial, and pure. That’s why I often say WHAT A GREAT GOD WE SERVE AND BLESSED BY! Who LOVES us unconditionally? - ABBA That’s why anyone can come to Him and be forgiven their sins. Abba’s LOVE, covers a MULTITUDE SINS [multitude is an unqualified number that does not exist]. Who else do you know WILL forgive you for WHATEVER you did or HOW MANY TIMES you did it. As I said before, just ask and you can receive.
Jesus Christ demonstrated this kind of divine love to his Father and to all humanity in the way he lived, died and arose. Following his resurrection, Jesus asked the apostle Peter if he loved him (agape). Peter replied three times that he did, but the word Peter used was phileo or brotherly love. Peter had not yet received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; he was incapable of agape love. But after Pentecost, Peter was so full of God's love that he spoke from his heart and 3,000 people were converted. The TRUE MIRACLES of ABBA!
HOW TO LOVE LIKE JESUS LOVES:
All of us want to love like Jesus. We want to be generous, forgiving, and compassionate enough to love people unconditionally. But no matter how hard we try, somehow we fall short. Our humanness gets in the way. We can love, but we can't do it perfectly. Learn the secret to loving like Jesus by abiding in Him.
Abba & Jesus show us their LOVE also by their FRUIT [character]. It too is unconditional for those that seek it. Daily you become more like THEN, as you work on these FRUIT in Galatians 5:22-23, and can you guess which is the first character of Abba/Jesus? That’s right - LOVE.
- [Galatians 5:22-23 NASB] 22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
These NINE FRUIT will lead you on your way to LOVE, as Christ LOVES US! Also, there’s nothing you will do wrong, IF you’re walking in these.
Did you know, that Sex is the perversion of God’s laws? Both men and women were to stay PURE, until they married. In the Bible, when you have a sexual relationship with another, you are married - till death do you part. I believe that’s why our DIVORCE rate is so high, even for Christians, who match the worldly statistics today. It’s hard to trust someone who’s had so many marriages prior to you. When I was about 13, the world changed - LOVE [sex] the one your with - the divorces rocketed. Yes, Abba gave us these desires, but not to play around, or be ruled by the flesh - NO, He planned on us to:
- [Genesis 1:27-28 NASB] 27 “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
So as you can see, Abba created us PURE, in His image - He created a male and female because it takes 1 male with an XY chromosomes [heterogametic] and 1 female with an XX chromosomes [homogametic] to BE FRUITFUL and FILL THE EARTH. We women may wish to let you guys have the 9 month pregnancy, and deliveries, but that’s not what Abba wanted and created us for. - oh well, we can’t have it all - [hehe].
NOW that we’ve done our jobs and filled the earth - we did miss the part about subduing it - we were suppose to share Christ and increase the Garden of Eden with other Christians, but the wars and rumors of wars, kinda prove we missed that one. WE can look forward to His coming back any day now. We are in the latter/last days. And OH what a GLORIOUS DAY that will be! HALLELUJAH!!!!
Be sure to show your LOVE to your Lord, spouse, children, and the parents from the fruit of Spirit above.
Blessings to you and your families.
Your Sister In Christ,
Sandy F. - The Lord’s Servant
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