SECOND LOVE IN FEBRUARY - STORGE

It is the second week of our Love in the Bible Series for the month of February. This week we will be learning about Storge Love. Remember the pronunciation is Stor-jay. It is defined as the love you find in families. It is between mother, fathers, brothers and sisters.

As with eros, this Greek term does not appear in the Bible. However, many examples of family love are found in Scripture, such as the love and mutual protection among Noah and his wife, their sons and daughters-in-law in Genesis; the love of Jacob for his sons; and the strong love the sisters Martha and Mary in the gospels had for their brother Lazarus.

The family was a vital part of ancient Jewish culture. In the Ten Commandments, God charges his people to: Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you. (Exodus 20:12)

The love of a community is also considered Storage Love.Although often dutiful it is sometimes unfeeling, however very strong none the less. Jesus seems to indicate on a number of occasions that it is a natural, carnal love that may be a hindrance to your spiritual growth. A love that may pull you towards a lesser path. That is not to say that it is not important and that it does not have a place, You should strive to a  higher love since it does exists and should be pursued at the cost of Storge if necessary.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

Until next week when we discuss what we will be learning about Philia Love.

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Signing off…..Debbie at Care Placement Service in Westminster Colorado

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FEBRUARY IS THE MONTH TO CELEBRATE LOVE!

This month of February is a wonderful and fitting time to start a small series about LOVE! I think I will begin with the four types of Love that are found in the Bible. Let's start with listing all four at this point.

 

1. AGAPE (NOUN FORM)

    AGAPE (VERB FORM) - Pronounced: uh-GAH-pay

 

2. STORGE - Pronounced: Stor-jay

 

3. PHILIA - Pronounced: Fill-ee

 

4. EROS - Pronounced: Air-ose

The first of the four loves is the unconditional love called Agape. Agapao as the verb that represents the divine love of God toward his Son, believers and all human beings in general. It shows the outwardly focused love that God expects believers to have for one another.

Agape in the noun form, characterizes the true and pure word of Christianity. This type of Christian love, "whether exercised toward the brethren, or toward men generally, is not an impulse from the feelings, it does not always run with the natural inclinations, nor does it spend itself only upon those for whom some affinity is discovered"

- Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, "Love".
This kind of love is best expressed in Jesus's statement in John 15:13,"Greater love (Agape) has no one than this, then to lay down one's life for his friends," Really must read the John 15:9-17 to get the whole idea behind Agape Love! Didn't Jesus show us the workings of this kind of love throughout His lifetime, endlessly giving of himself to serve others and ultimately offering his as the total sacrifice for all of humanity.

Next we will look at and discuss Storge Love. Make sure that you open that email/blog and join us by talking about this with your friends.

Signing Off.........Debbie at Care Placement in Westminster, Colorado 80030 Suite C

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