philia- Strong liking, an affection that one has for a close friend, like they were a brother or sister.
storge- Love that family members have for one another, that a parent has for a child, that natural bond that comes from being related to one another.
pragma- Practical love founded on reason or duty and one’s longer-term interests.
eros- Romantic love
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy,
it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices
with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8a New International Version (NIV)
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said,
“If you hold to my teaching,
you are really my disciples. Then you will know
the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31-32 (NIV)
He [Satan] was a murderer from
the beginning, not holding to the truth,
for there is no truth in him. When he lies,
he speaks his native language, for he is a
liar and the father of lies.
John 8:44b (NIV)
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord,
beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all
and through all and in all.
Ephesians 4:1-6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head,
into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is
working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.
Ephesians 4:14-16 (NRSV)