STEEMCHURCH | There is no greater love than this

luisela (35)in #steemchurch • 6 years ago (edited)

Hello friends of Steemit, taking advantage of this February 14, a day that for many is to celebrate the love of EROS, for others it is only to celebrate the PHILIA love, but what do we really celebrate today?

When we talk about love, all of us think about engagement, friends, husbands, hugs, kisses, gifts, flowers, caresses, chocolates, letters, in short those details that in one way or another are physical and fill our hearts with pleasure. they give an idea of love related to giving and receiving ... But is it just this? Today I just want to tell you about ÁGAPE love emphasized in friendship.

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Friends

What is friendship?

According to the internet: Relationship of affection, sympathy and trust that is established between people who are not family. What does Jesus say? No one has greater love than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

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What? Give my life?

When Jesus speaks of NO MORE LOVE THAN GIVING LIFE FOR FRIENDS is it just a metaphor or is it literal? What does it mean then to give life for friends?

Ok, wait, there's an answer for everything.
What is it?

The friend is always a friend, and in difficult times he is more than a brother.
Proverbs 17: 17

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The friend is always a friend, that is to say that he never ceases to be, even if they do not share the same tastes, opinions, even relationships, or may even be beliefs, or distance ... true love NEVER STOPS, if you have friends value them, respect them, forgive them, nobody is perfect. In times of need the friend is more comforting because he is a brother who has decided to love you and support you without the prejudice of others.

With certain friends, no enemies are needed, but there are other friends who are worth more than a brother. Proverbs 18:24

What does this mean?

We must know how to choose friends, because there are "friends" who seek their own interest or supply their own needs, and although Jesus teaches us that we should love our neighbor as ourselves, and give our lives for our friends, it does not mean that all the friends we have want our good and love us the same. If you are like I was, who loved to give but above all to receive, it is necessary that we learn that this is not friendship, you are only looking to please and be complacent ... That is why this love that comes from JESUS has only one direction , GIVE. Yes, GIVE! only that. Receiving will be an addition to your joy for having this kind of love.

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