Love

[sky]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

I asked which LOVE were you talking about. That scripture, as you are aware of, was written in Koine Greek. The Koine Greek language had 5 different words for LOVE. Eros was one of the loves.

And I asked you, which argument are you referring to, you have a habit which is well noticed of ' dropping and running '. Please don't accuse me of arguing when you cannot show me where......

I'm 100% certain JL knows about love..... regardless of what words in what Language are used...

[sky]

Originally Posted by janielee

It’s a facet of mind which is vengeful, sows seeds of division, hoping to render argumentation and stir the “enemies” mind - it’s a fascinating topic, and one that relates to the opening post.

Can you identify love there? From the op, in the Corinthians, Love is patient, love is kind, .. is not easily angered, doesn’t keep record of wrongs, hopes, protects..

We could see this as a case study? to me, these are deeply unhappy souls who need to open up to self love. The Corinthians verse is a very nice teaching indeed, imo.

Jl

Yes I agree with you. Maybe a case study is need by the perpetrator who does seem to try and cause divisions, but thankfully everyone is aware....

Originally Posted by BigJohn

I asked which LOVE were you talking about. That scripture, as you are aware of, was written in Koine Greek. The Koine Greek language had 5 different words for LOVE. Eros was one of the loves.

I show it as:
ἀγάπη agápē, ag-ah'-pay; from G25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:—(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.

Greek 26 and stems from Greek 25 in Strong's Con.

[sky]

Originally Posted by ImthatIm

I show it as:
ἀγάπη agápē, ag-ah'-pay; from G25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:—(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.

Greek 26 and stems from Greek 25 in Strong's Con.

The love that doesn't need words, is LOVE.... It's a happening not something you do....

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by ImthatIm

I show it as:
ἀγάπη agápē, ag-ah'-pay; from G25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:—(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.

Greek 26 and stems from Greek 25 in Strong's Con.

SPOT ON!

The Koine Greek word being considered is ἀγάπη which you properly transliterated as agapē. Good job.

Too bad Koine Greek has 5 words that for some strange reason all got translated as 'love'. Surely the Koine Greek word that gets transliterated as 'eros' surely is not the 'love being discussed.

Originally Posted by jojo50

sadly even if we know for a fact, "God is LOVE" and he wishes NO one to be destroyed.

which means we can and MANY WILL, be destroyed.

jojo50,

Just wondering......If we believe that many will be 'destroyed' does this mean, possibly, that life is not eternal ? Eternal implies both no beginning and no ending. For those that believe in eternal life that means that life existed for all before physical birth to this world. Just contemplating this leads me to consider purgatory and/or reincarnation.

[davidmartin]

For Christians I would forget about Greek words for love
For too long all people talk about is 'eros' and 'agape'

Jesus would not have used them, would he? The Jewish meanings of 'love' he would have used

It makes sense to study the Jewish meanings for love and see the Greek words as a translations of the Jewish concepts and give them the supremacy over the Greek concepts

[BigJohn]

Jesus used agape (love) numerous times.

Examples are:

John 15:12-13
"This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.

another scripture is:

John 5:42
"but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves."

Okay davidmartin
Which word would best fit from the Hebrew or Aramaic?
This one?
Chashaq Strong's 2836 in the Hebrew.

We can only work with scripture and the words given.
We were not there so it is all speculation and lacking IMO anyway.

Only words and symbols are a poor form of communication to begin with.
It is the medium we are working in though.

I prefer in person communication.

Originally Posted by BigJohn

I asked which LOVE were you talking about. That scripture, as you are aware of, was written in Koine Greek. The Koine Greek language had 5 different words for LOVE. Eros was one of the loves.

Shivani Devi was right.. This is gaslighting; subtly trolling the people you have chosen to see as opponents

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Buddhists' love of their parents is very refreshing.

Caring for their elderly parents is something the whole World should implement.

Love is Love.

http://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/sh...=132791&page=3

Stop trolling but I also presume you don’t just do this online,

Jl