''WILT THOU HAVE THIS WOMAN TO BE THY WIFE?
Written by meinhim
Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 04:18 PM.
These age-old questions put to the two people saying their marriage vows are always answered; ''' I WILL''But what does it mean to cherish a marriage partner and how is it to be done? When we understand the love the Greek New testament calls [in verb form] phileo , we will have the answers, and we will better know how to cherish and become cherished in our own marriage. let's consider briefly what the bible can teach us about PHILEO LOVE . We find that phileo is the love one feels for a cherished friend of either #@@%.Jesus had this love for a disciple ''One of His disciples whom Jesus loved---- whom He esteemed and delighted in ........[john13=23]amplif] peter expressed his phileo love for jesus '' lord............ you know that i love you----- that i have a deep .instinctive ,personal affection for you as for a close friend ............[john21=1AMPLIFIED] Jonathan and devid provide an old testament example ;.. the soul of jonathan was knit with soul of devid and jonathan loved him as his own soul''[1samuel18=1]Other translations say that jonathan loved him ''as himself''or his own life.''God also loves with a phileo love..''the father dearly loves the son and discloses[shows] to Him everything that He Himself does ''[john5=20] The father loves believer in the same in the same way personal way '' for the father Him-self tenderly loves you, because you have have loved me, and have believed that i came out from the father''[john16=27] point noted from the biblical perspective [1]it is a selective ,based on qualities in another person that one finds admirable ,attractive, and appealing.[one loves because....][2]it is a manifestation of a living , growing relationship between to friends.[3] it is emotional in nature and cannot be commanded, but can developed[4] it is fellowship love reguiring enjoyable interaction through comradeship and communication of a living, growing [two soul knit together].to be continue ALWAY LOOK MY BLOG MORE WILL COME
