13 Love and Marriage

Different Kinds of “Love” Eros – Sensual Love

Different Kinds of “Love” Eros – Sensual Love Phileos – Brotherly Love

Different Kinds of “Love” Eros – Sensual Love Phileos – Brotherly Love Storgos – Family Love

{ In Marriage Eros – Sexual Love Phileos – Friendship Storgos – Development of Family {

God is the source of love

Different Kinds of “Love” Eros – Sensual Love Phileos – Brotherly Love Storgos – Family Love Agape – A Love That Gives

Agape Love is Different Because: Not stimulated by self-gratification Based on obedience to God

Agape Love is Different Because: Not stimulated by self-gratification It begins with an act of will Love based on a decision not a feeling

Agape Love is Different Because: Not stimulated by self-gratification It begins with an act of will It pleases both God and Man It is channeled by us from God to others

Agape love lasts a lifetime

Agape is: Patient – willing to bear with other’s sins Kind – willing to serve Not Jealous – happy for another’s good Not Proud – does not overstate one’s worth

Agape is: Not Rude – acts politely Not Selfish – acts considerately Not Sensitive – not easily offended Not Vengeful – doesn’t keep score

Agape: Loves Justice – wants good to win Forgives – covers mistakes Trusts – gives the benefit of the doubt Hopes – hopes for the best Longsuffering – ready and willing to endure

How do we Keep Love Alive? Love your spouse as a response to God’s command  We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. - I John 4:16

How do we Keep Love Alive? Love your spouse as a response to God’s command Practice Agape Love Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, - Ephesians 3:20

“Love never fails” - I Corinthians 13:8