What is the Bibles definition of Love?
What is LOVE? There are three words in the Greek language for love but only one word in English. When we talk of love in our society today, we can mean the love of a mate, parent or child; we can mean a deep friendship or “liking” for a person or thing; or we can mean sexual love. Love in the Greek language is expressed by three different words: 1. Eros, which is sexual or romantic love. 2. Phileo, which is a brotherly love toward someone we really like. 3. Storge, wich means familial love such as the love of a parent towards a child. 4. Agape (pronounced “ah-GaH-pay”), which is the deepest love, which is based on doing good things for another person. The latter two Greek words are used in scripture and can sometimes cause confusion. For example, one passage that is not clear in the King James Version Bible that showcases the difference between Agape and Phileo is John 21:15-17. Peter had denied Jesus three times while Jesus was on trial (Matthew 26:44; Matthew 26:69-75). Jesus seems t
