Eros Sensual love Not used in New Testament Stergein Natural love natural affection Phileo Friendly love More nearly represents tender affection Agapao Love which is awakened by a sense of value in an object which causes one to prize it It is a love of esteem a ID: 661115
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Love Dare
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The Love Dare
Eros
--Sensual love. Not used in New Testament.
Stergein
—Natural love – natural affection.
Phileo
- Friendly love - More nearly represents tender affection.
Agapao
— “Love which is awakened by a sense of value in an object which causes one to prize it . . . It is a love of esteem and approbation” (
Weust
). Act of the will – not emotion - (Mt. 5:43-48; Mk 12:29-31; Jn. 3:16; 1
Cor
13)Slide3
God designed marriage for our good –
If we are teachable – we will learn to do the ONE thing that is most important in marriage – LOVE!
Requires humility, desire and courage!
Love is a command thus a choice – instead of following our heart – we must LEAD it!
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1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NKJV)
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Love suffers long
and
is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
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does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
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does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8
Love never fails.
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Love Thinks No Evil
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Proverbs 10:12 (NKJV)
12
Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. Slide6
Love Thinks No Evil
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
- Lit.,
reckoneth
not the evil. Rev.,
taketh
not account of. The evil; namely, that which is done to love. "
Love, instead of entering evil as a debt in its account-book, voluntarily passes the sponge over what it endures
" (
Godet
).—
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Love Thinks No Evil
Barnes' Notes on the New Testament
–
“It means that love, or that a person under the influence of love, is not malicious, censorious, disposed to find fault, or to impute improper motives to others . . . until we are compelled to do so by the most irrefragable evidence.—
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Love Thinks No Evil
Love does not dwell on evils it has incurred -
Some like to keep score of wrongs done! –
To
bear a grudge is not in the character of love!
Love prevents bitterness and resentment
–
Are you more likely to remember the wrongs done by your spouse or the good?
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Love Does Not Rejoice In Iniquity
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1 Corinthians 5:6 (NKJV)
6
Your glorying
is
not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Slide10
Love Does Not Rejoice In Iniquity
Vine's -
ἀδικία
,
adikia
- denotes "unrighteousness," lit., "
unrightness
" (a, negative,
dikē
, "right"), a condition of not being right, whether with God, according to the standard of His holiness and righteousness, or with man, according to the standard of what man knows to be right by his conscience.
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Love Does Not Rejoice In Iniquity
Love does not rejoice in sinning nor with others as they engage in sin -
Some are happy in sin -
2
Thes
2:12; 2 Pet 2:12-17
We cannot tolerate sin
1
Cor
5:1-6; Eph 5:1-11
A spouse determined to live in sin will not be comfortable with a godly mate -
Luke 6:22; John 7:7
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Love Rejoices In The Truth
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Romans 16:19 (NKJV)
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For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. Slide13
Love Rejoices In The Truth
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon -
(subjectively) “truth as a personal excellence; that candor of mind which is free from affectation, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit”: John 8:44; “sincerity of mind and integrity of character, or a mode of life in harmony with divine truth”: 1 Corinthians 5:8; 13:6 —
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Love Rejoices In The Truth
God’s word is the ultimate expression of the way things really are –
John 17:17
Love rejoices most in the things that please God and celebrates godly conduct in the lives of others –
Col 1:3-6; 2 John 1:4; 3 John 1:3,4
Do you find more joy in your mates material and secular achievements or their spiritual achievements?
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Love Bears All Things
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1 Peter 4:8 (NKJV)
8
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for
"love will cover a multitude of sins."
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Love Bears All Things
Vine's -
στέγω
,
stegō
- primarily "to protect, or preserve by covering," hence means "to keep off something which threatens, to bear up against, to hold out against, and so to endure, bear, forbear," 1 Cor. 9:12. The idea of supporting what is placed upon a thing is prominent in 1 Thess. 3:1, 5 ("forbear"), and 1 Cor. 13:7. See FORBEAR and SUFFER.
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Love Bears All Things
“Love
always
protects” – NIV -
There is a need to meet all adversaries of our marriage and stand strong against them – (
Parasites, unhealthy relationships; dangerous attitudes
)
Are you willing to remove and put away every influence that
can turn
your heart away from
your mate and
steal or hinder your affection for
them?
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Love Believes All Things
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Philippians 1:6 (NKJV)
6
being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete
it
until the day of Jesus Christ; Slide19
Love Believes All Things
Thayer's Greek-English
Lexicon
- [ε
].
πιστευειν
is used in an ethical sense, of confidence in the goodness of men:
ἡαγαπη
πιστευει
παντα
, 1 Corinthians 13:7
.—
Robertson Word
Pictures
- (
panta
pisteuei
). Not gullible, but has faith in
men
.
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Love Believes All Things
Barnes‘ -
“. . . must
mean, that in regard to the conduct of others, there is a disposition to put the best construction on it; to believe that they may be actuated by good motives, and that they intend no injury; and that there is a willingness to suppose, as far as can be, that what is done is done consistently with friendship, good feeling, and virtue
.—
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Love Believes All Things
Love chooses to believe the best about your spouse -
It refuses to fill in the unknowns with negative assumptions.
As much as possible – love focuses on the positives
– love looks for the positives to dwell on rather than the negatives and is encouraging.
What are you doing to help your spouse overcome problem areas and strengthen their positive attributes?
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Love Hopes All Things
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Philemon 1:20-21 (NKJV)
20
Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord.
21
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. Slide23
Love Hopes All Things
Vine's Expository Dictionary
- "to hope," is not infrequently translated in the AV, by the verb "to trust;" —
Robertson Word
Pictures
-
(
panta
elpizei
). Sees the bright side of things. Does not despair
.—
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Love Hopes All Things
Adam
Clarke –
“
Παντα
πιστευει
· Is ever ready to believe the best of every person, and will credit no evil of any but on the most positive evidence; gladly receives whatever may tend to the advantage of any person whose character may have suffered from obloquy and detraction; or even justly, because of his misconduct
.”
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Love Hopes All Things
Does not expect perfection
–many times couples expect the impossible from one another – this always leads to disappointment.
Love is optimistic and encouraging –
helping one another grow spiritually - doesn’t constantly complain.
Are you a constant optimistic encourager to your spouse – or do you have a negative attitude ?
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Love Endures All Things
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Genesis 29:20 (NKJV)
20
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed
only
a few days to him because of the love he had for her. Slide27
Love Endures All Things
Thayer's
Greek-English
Lexicon -
“to
endure, bear bravely and calmly”: absolutely, ill-treatment,
(cf.
1 Peter 2:20
)
Bible
Knowledge
Commentary
- “remains
steadfast in the face of
unpleasant circumstances”
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Love Endures All Things
Love is unconditional
–it is not predicated on the actions of its object –
True love withstands hardship
-
though threatened, challenged, mistreated and rejected – love refuses to give up.
How tough is your love?
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Love Never Fails
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1 Corinthians 13:13 (NKJV)
13
And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these
is
love. Slide30
Love Never Fails
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon
- “absolutely, “to perish; to fail” (
properly, to fall from a place which one cannot keep, fall from its position
):
ἡαγαπη
, 1 Corinthians 13:8 R G; “to fall powerless, fall to the ground, be without effect
”
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Love Never Fails
Adam Clarke's Commentary
-
“This
love never
falleth
off, because it bears, believes, hopes, and endures all things; and while it does so it cannot fail; it is the means of preserving all other graces; indeed, properly speaking, it includes them all; and all receive their perfection from it
.”
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Love Never Fails
There is no expiration date on true love
– love doesn’t just wear off –
Love is based on commitment –
Marriage is a covenant that is to last as long as both shall live – (Gen 2:24; Mat 19:6)
When two people TRULY choose to love one another in marriage – they are ensuring the permanency of their relationship!
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God designed marriage for our good –
If we are teachable – we will learn to do the ONE thing that is most important in marriage – LOVE!
Requires humility, desire and courage!
Love is a command thus a choice – instead of following our heart – we must LEAD it!
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1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NKJV)
4
Love suffers long
and
is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
5
does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
6
does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8
Love never fails.
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