God created humans and loves them unconditionally. The Bible discusses different types of love, including storge (familial love), eros (passionate love), agape (selfless, sacrificial love exemplified by Jesus), and phileo (brotherly love between friends). Christians are called to have agape love for all people, including enemies.

2. God created us
and loves us.
You can never
out-love God.

3. Every man is
created with the
need to be loved.

4. The gospel of our
Lord Jesus Christ is
the codification of
God’s love.

5. Storge is an affectionate
love, the type of love
one might have for
family or a spouse. It is a
naturally occurring,
unforced type of love.

6. Eros is passionate
or sexual love.
Eros is the source
of the English
word, ‘erotic’

7. Agape speaks of the most powerful,
noblest type of love: sacrificial love.

8. Agape love is
more than a
feeling—it is
an act of the
will.

9. Jesus was
agape love
personified.

10. Philia/Phileo refers
to brotherly love
and is most often
exhibited in a close
friendship.

11. Best friends will display this generous
and affectionate love for each other as
each seeks to make the other happy.

12. Since phileo love
involves feelings of
warmth and affection
toward another person,
we do not have phileo
love toward our
enemies. However, God
commands us to have
agape love toward
everyone.