![]() ![]() The concept of brotherly love that unites believers is unique to Christianity. “Philia is the most general type of love in Scripture, encompassing love for fellow humans, care, respect, and compassion for people in need. Philia means ‘beloved, dear…a friend someone dearly loved (prized) in a personal, intimate way a trusted confidant held dear in a close bond of personal affection.’ Philia expresses experienced-based love.” The downside is that family acquaintances can be taken for granted familiar relationships can lead to people feeling as if they have license to be rude, jealous or resentful of those near in relational proximity. God calls His children to love each other with the deep affection of storge love.” We are related by something more powerful than human blood – the blood of Jesus Christ. Our lives are knit together by something stronger than physical ties – the bonds of the Spirit. Love is “a spontaneous inward affection of one person for another that manifests itself in an outgoing concern for the other and impels one to self-giving.” ![]() ![]() It is love that arrives easily and endures for a lifetime.” It’s the kind of easy bond that naturally forms between parents and their children and sometimes between siblings in the same household. The 4 Types of love: affection, friendship, passion and selfless love – or sometimes known by the four Greek words for love: storge, philia, eros, and agape – show us the various forms love manifest in our relationships. ![]()
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