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Greek has four different words that we all translate to “love” in English: Agape: God’s eternal, selfless and self-giving love. Fileo: The love you feel for your relatives and friends. Storge: The love you naturally feel for your close family. Eros: The selfish, emotional, and sexual love. God is agape-love at its core; he loves selflessly, unconditionally and gives himself …
Phm 8-9 Paul could have commanded Philemon to forgive Onesimus, but then Philemon would not have had the opportunity to voluntarily forgive Onesimus. Instead of commanding, Paul sends Onesimus back and appeals to him to make the right decision himself. Paul was not afraid to give orders if necessary (1 Cor 5). Paul knows that true forgiveness can only be …