Love is a

1. LOVE: A Many Splintered Thing
What is love?
How can I love my enemy?
Love is used in many ways.
Which are correct or incorrect?
What does the word “love” mean
in the New Testament?

2. Wrong Views of Love
LOVE IS NOT A HOLE YOU
“FALL INTO.”

3. Wrong Views of Love
LOVE IS NOT A WINDOW YOU
“FALL OUT OF.”

4. Wrong Views of Love
LOVE IS NOT
“PUPPY LOVE.”
Define “puppy love.”
How is real love
different?

5. Wrong Views of Love
LOVE IS NOT “BECAUSE OF -.”
What another did for me
How they helped me
Why do we love Jesus?
1 John 4:19 We love Him because He first
loved us.
If you love because of – What happens
when they stop doing for you?

6. Wrong Views of Love
LOVE IS NOT “IN ORDER TO GET.”
They have something I want so I will “love”
them to get what I want.
When they no longer able to give what I want
from them, love ends.

7. Wrong Views of Love
LOVE IS NOT “CUTE
OR HANDSOME”.
Some are in love with the
face, body, hair,
muscles, figure, athletic
ability.
We love the cheerleader
or quarterback.

8. Wrong Views of Love
LOVE IS NOT “CUTE
OR HANDSOME”.
What happens when those
things change?
Gain weight, muscle
becomes flab, lose hair,
lose that school girl
figure

9. Wrong Views of Love
LOVE IS NOT
“WHAT I LIKE OR ENJOY”.
We are in love with music, movies, cars,
houses, dresses, shoes, THINGS.
We must know the difference in “LIKE” and
“LOVE”.
1 year later – we don't “love” those shoes.
Is that what happens to love in a marriage?

10. Wrong Views of Love
LOVE IS NOT SOMETHING
“YOU MAKE”.
Teens in the back seat of a car are not
“making love”
When you hear this phrase – translate it –
FORNICATION.
Love can not be built, manufactured, made
out of other materials

11. Correct Views of Love
1 English word – 4 Greek words
1 – Eros – sexual, animals, procreation; This
word does not occur on the Bible.
2 – Storge – family love – grandparents,
aunts and uncles, cousins, siblings,
parents

12. Correct Views of Love
1 English word – 4 Greek words
3 – Philao – Emotion, friendship, like,
attraction,hang out, be together, date, love.
This word describes our relationship with
friends, co-workers, people we enjoy being
with, eat with, go shopping together, spend
time together.

13. Correct Views of Love
1 English word – 4 Greek words
4 – Agape – Decision about how to treat
another person, to seek what is best for
another, above our own desires.
This word describes how God loves us.
John 3:16; Romans 5:8
This word describes how Jesus loves us.
Galatians 2:20

14. Correct Views of Love
1 English word – 4 Greek words
Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, love your
enemies, bless those who curse you, do
good to those who hate you, and pray for
those who spitefully use you and persecute
you
How do you love your enemy? Decide to
seek what is best for them. Are they
trapped in a house on fire? Call 911.

15. Philos and Agape
John 21:15
So when they had eaten Love = Agape – Do you seek what
breakfast, Jesus said to is best for another?
Simon Peter, "Simon, son
of Jonah, do you love Me
more than these?" He
said to Him, "Yes, Lord;
You know that I love
You." He said to him, Love = Philao – We have been
"Feed My lambs." together for 3 years. We have
shared much together.
We are good friends.

16. Philos and Agape
John 21:16
He said to him again a Love = Agape – Do you seek what
second time, "Simon, is best for another?
son of Jonah, do you
love Me?" He said to
Him, "Yes, Lord; You
know that I love You."
Love = Philao – We have been
He said to him, "Tend together for 3 years. We have
My sheep." shared much together.
We are good friends.

17. Philos and Agape
John 21:17
Love = Philao – Jesus changed
He said to him the third words. Peter, are we best of
time, "Simon, son of friends?
Jonah, do you love
Me?" Peter was
grieved because He
said to him the third
Love = Philao – We have been
time, "Do you love together for 3 years. We have
Me?" And he said to shared much together.
Him, "Lord, You know We are good friends.
all things; You know
that I love You."

18. Correct Views of Love
AGAPE LOVE IS A DECISION
1 – Decide how you will treat someone
2 – Just make up your mind.
3 – Nothing to do with emotions (Philao is
the emotional part of love.)
4 – God's Love, Jesus Loves Me, Marital
love, Parental love – ALL are AGAPE.