1 Corinthians 13
7-16: Answers to Questions
7: Marriage
8-10: Christian Liberty
11: Conduct in the Church
12-14: Spiritual Gifts
15: The Resurrection of the Dead
16: Giving
1Corinthians 12: 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? 31But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
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Chapter 13
1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love (agape), I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal – Love is the Greek Word agape.
Eros: After the god of love in Greek mythology, son of Aphrodite; thus, sensual love between the sexes, etc. Erotic. Appears nowhere in NT (OT: Proverbs, Hosea, Ezekiel.)
Phileo: Friendship among friends; kind feelings toward one another; natural affection, brotherly love. Philadelphia.
Storge: (store gay) It refers to family love, the kind of love there is between a parent and child, or between family members in general.
Agape: This is a coined word in NT; (20X in LXX; 116 X in NT, 75 in Paul). It is a love lavished on others without a thought whether they are worthy or not. Agape love gives and loves because it wants to; it does not demand or expect repayment from the love given. It proceeds from the nature of the lover, not from any attractiveness in the beloved. It is a commitment, not a feeling (cf. use of agape and phileo in Jn 21:15-17). Peter couldn
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