The Four Types of Love:
- Agape: The highest, most selfless form of unconditional love; it is the sacrificial love God has for people and the love believers are called to show others.
- Phileo: Warm, affectionate friendship or brotherly love.
- Eros: Romantic or passionate love.
- Storge: Natural, familial love and loyalty.
Jesus personified the word — LOVE.
Want to truly understand love? Look at Jesus.
- He was patient and kind.
- He didn’t envy anything or anyone.
- He emptied himself, humbling himself to the point of death on a cross for our salvation.
- He didn’t follow his own desires, but instead followed the will of the Father, pouring himself out for all humankind.
- From the cross, Jesus bled forgiveness, even for the people crucifying him.
- He not only told the truth; he was/is the truth and always will be.
- As we look at how he shepherded his disciples, we see his love, protection, trust, hope, and perseverance.
- He asked God to send us the Holy Spirit to guide and help us.
With God, you can have/give Agape love, but with humans, you cannot do so. God is trustworthy, humans are not in general.