What is Love?

As Chip and I celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary, my thoughts turn toward the word love.

What is love?

There are 3 words for love in the Greek language.  First, there is eros love.  This love can be emotional and is the sex type love.  Second, there is"Philo" love.  This is the "brotherly love" that is shown in the book of Revelation.   It is a love of "if you love me; I'll love you.  Third, is Agape love.   It is a love that one gives without expecting anything in return. Christ had this type of love.  (There are many blogs that explain each of these in depth.)

Before Chip and I were married a neighbor told us that one does not fall in love, one grows in love.  Since I am still growing in love each day and therefore not an authority on the subject, I will explain love according to the Bible.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,  it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.^{s  I Corinthians 13:4-7  NIV}


And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is Love!  (verse 13)