Wow…Christmas break is over *frowns* well it had its good points and its bad. I won’t go through the first of the break because I don’t want to think that hard, so I’ll just write about the end, haha
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Just a quick clarification, agape is love to and from God. It's like, the stuff in the New Testament. Whenever Paul goes on about "God is Love" and all that, the text really reads "God is Agape". Eros, though, is love between a man and a woman (gee, how do you say that without sounding corny?)
Best Meanings of the Greek WordseaglefilleJanuary 3 2005, 22:45:11 UTC
I'm finishing up this awesome Bible study, called a marriage without regrets, and one whole section was devoted to the 4 main words used to express love in the bible.
Storge: 1.This love has a basis in ones own nature. 2.Natural affection or obligation 3.It is a quiet, abiding feeling within a person that rests on something close to them and that he or she feels about.
Eros: 1.Erotic love. 2.the emotional basis is based on body chemistry 3.The main idea of this love is self-satisfaction.
Phileo: 1.Companionable love. 2.expresses affection, fondness, or liking. 3.Is depended upon giving and receiving.
Agape: 1.An idea of prizing. 2.Unconditional love. 3.Desires only the good of the one loved. 4.Delights in giving. 5.Is persistent even when loved does not reciprocate love, or is totally unresponsive. 6.God is this Love.
Re: Best Meanings of the Greek WordsnothingwittyJanuary 4 2005, 03:13:59 UTC
You're definition of Eros is a little... biased I think.
That's how C.S Lewis described it "The Four Loves", but Plato (the cat who invented the word) meant it to be stronger than that. Really, Christian philosophers have bastardized it.
Hmm, yes Josh and "eaglefille" are right about Agape, that is a better definition. But, you can't have agape without God. It's a term that came with him, coined by... well, people think it was Paul.
And thanks for clearing up phileo and storge... those are better definitons than what I was working off of.
Re: Best Meanings of the Greek WordswhatifidoubtFebruary 5 2005, 20:31:17 UTC
Alright, I need to add my own knowledge in here. As you may or may not know I just took a course entitled "Ancient Church History". It is a 200 level college course (that means harder than a 100 level) so I think that I may be able to say a few things on the topic of agape
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hmm...I think agape love is better explained as selfless love...but yeah, it is related to God. God is true, pure love. ;-)
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Storge:
1.This love has a basis in ones own nature.
2.Natural affection or obligation
3.It is a quiet, abiding feeling within a person that rests on something close to them and that he or she feels about.
Eros:
1.Erotic love.
2.the emotional basis is based on body chemistry
3.The main idea of this love is self-satisfaction.
Phileo:
1.Companionable love.
2.expresses affection, fondness, or liking.
3.Is depended upon giving and receiving.
Agape:
1.An idea of prizing.
2.Unconditional love.
3.Desires only the good of the one loved.
4.Delights in giving.
5.Is persistent even when loved does not reciprocate love, or is totally unresponsive.
6.God is this Love.
Just thought I'd share more insight.
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That's how C.S Lewis described it "The Four Loves", but Plato (the cat who invented the word) meant it to be stronger than that. Really, Christian philosophers have bastardized it.
Hmm, yes Josh and "eaglefille" are right about Agape, that is a better definition. But, you can't have agape without God. It's a term that came with him, coined by... well, people think it was Paul.
And thanks for clearing up phileo and storge... those are better definitons than what I was working off of.
horray for philosophy!
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