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What do you think when you What do you think when you see…see…

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Love Love

Remember: Much of The Bible was Remember: Much of The Bible was written in two languages, Greek and written in two languages, Greek and Hebrew. The Greeks had three Hebrew. The Greeks had three words (or meanings) for love. words (or meanings) for love.

Lets look at them. Lets look at them.

Eros.Eros.

Eros = Selfishness Eros = Selfishness

FILIOFILIO

FAMILIAFAMILIA

AGAPEAGAPE= UNSELFISHNESS= UNSELFISHNESS

This is where real love is at.This is where real love is at.

Matthew 10:37 Matthew 10:37

““He that loveth father or mother more He that loveth father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me: and he than Me is not worthy of Me: and he that loveth son or daughter more that loveth son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.” than Me is not worthy of Me.”

(filio.)(filio.)

John 13: 34 John 13: 34

““A new commandment I give unto you, A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one loved you, that ye also love one another.”another.”

(AGAPE)(AGAPE)

Matthew 5: 43, 44Matthew 5: 43, 44

““Ye have heard that it hath been said , Thou Ye have heard that it hath been said , Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for them good to them that hate you, pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”you.”

(AGAPE)(AGAPE)

What if God had eros for us?What if God had eros for us?

He might dump us!He might dump us!

What if God had filio for us? What if God had filio for us?

If we did things He didn’t like, He might turn If we did things He didn’t like, He might turn against us like some family members do.against us like some family members do.

God has Agape love for us …God has Agape love for us …what’s that like?what’s that like?

See Jeremiah 31:3See Jeremiah 31:3

Romans 5:8Romans 5:8

““But God commendeth His love But God commendeth His love towards us, in that, while we were towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners , Christ died for us.” yet sinners , Christ died for us.”

Christ Object Lessons, page Christ Object Lessons, page 187187

““If there had been but one lost soul, If there had been but one lost soul, Christ would have died for that one.”Christ would have died for that one.”

Romans 8: 38, 39 Romans 8: 38, 39

““For I am persuaded, that neither For I am persuaded, that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come , nor present, nor things to come , nor height, nor depth, nor any other height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”Christ Jesus our Lord.”

There is nothing you can do to There is nothing you can do to make God love you….make God love you….

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Are you a sinner?Are you a sinner?

Will you accept His agape love Will you accept His agape love for you?for you?