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Love

Love. “I love chocolate ice cream” “I’m totally in love with her.” “I love you, Grandma.” “All you need is love.” “Does Bella love Edward or Jacob?” “Seniors who go on Kairos always seem to come back loving each other.” “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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Love

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  1. Love

  2. “I love chocolate ice cream” • “I’m totally in love with her.” • “I love you, Grandma.” • “All you need is love.” • “Does Bella love Edward or Jacob?” • “Seniors who go on Kairos always seem to come back loving each other.” • “Love your neighbor as yourself.” • “My dog shows me love when I come home from school.” • “If you loved me you would tell me the truth” • “There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends.”

  3. “Love” in English is inadequate for explaining the different kinds of love • People often say “love” when they mean something else • “love connection”=sexual encounter • “loving” a sport=really interested in it • “in love”=intense feeling, passion • “loving” Fridays=happiness, gratitude • God “loves” me=?

  4. The Four Loves • The Four Loves • C.S. Lewis (who also wrote The Chronicles of Narnia) distinguished four meanings in Greek for the word “love • storgê • philia • eros • agapê

  5. Storgê • Storgêis the Greek word for “affection.” • It refers to natural affection, such as the love one feels for a family member • “I love my mother”

  6. Philia • Philia is the Greek word for friendship • Refers to love or loyalty between friends (non-sexual in nature) • However, one can have philiafor family members… • “My sister is my best friend” • …lovers and spouses can have philia for each other • …and one can have philiafor one’s team, school, community, or a favorite activity. • Unfortunately, philia has also taken on a negative psychological connotation • Bibliophilia: the love of books, but also… • Pedophile, the“love” of children

  7. Eros • Eros usually refers to passionate love, with sensual desire and longing. • The Greek god of love was Eros. • The English word “erotic” comes from eros • Eros involves feeling something for someone that is more than philia. • Eros can also mean an appreciation of beauty

  8. Agapê • Agapê means “love” in modern Greek • S’agapo= “I love you” • Agapê is used in the New Testament to refer to God’s love for the world, or Christ’s love • John 3: 16 “For God so loved the world…” • Matthew 5 “Love your enemies…” • Agapê is unconditional, self-sacrificing, volitional, active, thoughtful love

  9. Love one another • In Christian morality, the kind of love we are called to have for each other is agapêlove • Agapê is perfect love, the way God loves. • However, this does not mean that the other types of love are “less than” or “wrong.” They are human and therefore good. • But to be fully human, made in the image and likeness of God, we must strive for agapêin our relationships with ourselves, God, and others.

  10. Review • “I love chocolate ice cream” • philia • “I’m totally in love with her.” • eros • “I love you, Grandma.” • storge • “All you need is love.” • agape • “Does Bella love Edward or Jacob?” • philia &eros • “Seniors who go on Kairos always seem to come back loving each other.” • agape

  11. Review • “My dog shows me love when I come home from school.” • storge • “Love your neighbor as yourself.” • agape • “If you loved me you would tell me the truth” • philia • “There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends.” • agape

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