2007-02-12 04:57:40 · 11 answers · asked by 5solas 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Three types: Eros, Phileo, and Agape
Eros is physical love. Makes your heart go pitter-pat...
Phileo is brotherly love.
Agape is devine love.
Some contrasts between phileo and agape:
Natural/Learned
Emotional/Volitional
Discriminatory/Non-discriminatory
Conditional/Unconditional
Pleasure/Preciousness
Delight/Esteem
Liking/Prizing
Because of/In spite of
Fails/Never fails
BIBLE and http://www.biblestudymanuals.net/love.htm
2007-02-12 05:11:22 · answer #1 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that love doesn't have a clear definition. I think that the concept of love is a huge misconception and its the cause of a lot of turmoil in the world.
I can enjoy someone's company, care for that person, have a physical attraction to that person, but none of this defines love. I think love is a lie, like god.
2007-02-12 05:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by UFO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone has a different definition of what witchcraft is... Some say its devil worshipping. Some say its a game others play.. I can not provide you with all of the different definitions are, because there are so many.. Now some say that witchcraft is worshipping another god/s, that witches are praying for some sort of change to happen.. Now doesnt that sound like what christians do? do they not pray to god or jesus for something good to happen for some change in someones life? When they pray do they not send their energys and heart with that prayer? that is a type of witchcraft..
2016-05-24 01:10:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without a doubt, true love is appreciated wherever we go. The love that can make a real difference in life is that described by the Bible writer Paul: “Love is long-suffering and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, does not get puffed up, does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked. It does not keep account of the injury. It does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.”
Yes, “love never fails.” Love heals. Love unites. Love is shown not just by words but by unselfish actions. Love has a pure motive. Paul also wrote: “If I give all my belongings to feed others, and if I hand over my body, that I may boast, but do not have love, I am not profited at all.” If we make sacrifices or give gifts just to be seen by others, then from God’s viewpoint it is in vain.
Jesus put it this way: “When you go making gifts of mercy, do not blow a trumpet ahead of you, just as the hypocrites do, that they may be glorified by men. Truly I say to you, They are having their reward in full. But you, when making gifts of mercy, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing.” Yes, love does not boast or brag.
What Is Love?
One description of love is ‘a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, a warm fondness or liking for another.’ It is a quality that moves people to work for the good of others, sometimes at great personal sacrifice. Love, as it is described in the Bible, involves both the mind and the heart. The mind, or intellect, plays a role because a person who loves does this with his eyes open, recognizing that he and other humans that he loves all have weaknesses as well as attractive qualities. The intellect is further involved since there are those whom a Christian loves, sometimes, perhaps, against his natural inclinations, because he knows from his reading of the Bible that God wants him to do so. Still, love basically comes from the heart. Genuine love as it is revealed in the Bible is never merely intellectual. It entails deep sincerity and full emotional commitment. 1 Peter 1:22.
People who are selfish at heart are rarely capable of a truly loving relationship because a person who loves is prepared to put the interests of another ahead of his own. (Philippians 2:2-4) Jesus’ words “there is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving” are especially true when the giving is an act of love. Love is a powerful bond. It often includes friendship, but the bonds of love are stronger than those of friendship. The romantic relationship between a husband and his wife is sometimes described as love; however, the love that the Bible encourages us to cultivate is more enduring than physical attraction. When a couple truly love each other, they remain together even if a physical relationship is no longer possible because of the infirmities of old age or because one of them is incapacitated.
2007-02-12 17:35:11 · answer #4 · answered by BJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My main definition of love is "to care more about someone else than you care about yourself"
A more crude one that I use for adults that ask me this is "It is what is Left over after the orgasm". This is to mean how do you feel when nothing else is interfering with your thoughts? It works very well.
2007-02-12 05:23:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Love is long-suffering and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, does not get puffed up, does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked. It does not keep account of the injury. It does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails."
2007-02-12 05:03:01 · answer #6 · answered by Abdijah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think by definition Love is self defined.
2007-02-12 05:03:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love in the material world is impossible. In the material world everyone is interested for his own sense gratification. The love between man and woman, that is not love, that is lust, because both the parties are interested in sense gratification. But that is not love. Love means, they will not think of his own sense gratification but the sense gratification of the beloved. That is pure love. That is not possible in the material world.
2007-02-12 07:23:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness - My source is my heart!
2007-02-12 05:05:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 Corinth. 13:4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails.
I also think Love is a decision and not just a feeling!!!
2007-02-12 05:03:42 · answer #10 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋