FUSS

FUSS

John 15:12

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”

Why all the fuss about love?

February is the month for Valentine’s Day. Love drives people to do pretty much everything, in one way or another. One’s age determines how he loves others. As people mature, young love grows into the different loves of tomorrow. Check out the different forms of love every person evolves through during life, below:

For example, the fourth graders who throw softball to each other during recess, Bobby, Greg, and Jules, are innocent about Eros love. (See Mistaken Beliefs devotion). [ER-ose is passionate love, the heart-pounding desire for intimacy with another human being. It does not have to be physical or sexual; it can also mean appreciation for outer or inner beauty]. Eros romantic affection love attracts people to one another, like in dating or marriage.

The nine year olds happily share Philae love. [FIL-e-a means friendship, or fondness type of love]. This love includes loyalty to friends, family, or community. Philae love requires honesty, goodness, and reliability. Philae love is between equals, characterized by easy friendliness, and often includes enjoying activities with each other.

Apostle Paul’s letters to the Corinthians—especially 1 Corinthians chapter 13, the Bible’s ”love chapter”—is about Agape love. [a-GOP-ay literally means, I love you]. This love describes charity. Agape love is defined by how God loves people: unconditionally and sacrificially. Agape love puts up with, kindly tolerates—even holding in high regard—and shows good will towards all people.

Storge, [storj-AA] is the most natural affection of familial love]. Most commonly, storge is the cherishing love parents have for children


The Four Loves is a book by C. S. Lewis which explores the nature of love from a Christian perspective through thought experiments. 1/28/2013. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Take Home Nugget

Another acronym, FUSS, can help us remember love qualities. Remember that P.S. I Love You devotion defined the acronym grace spelled out as “God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense?” FUSS defines perfect love, as Forgiving, Unconditional, Selfless, and Sacrificial.

Substitute “Jesus” each time the word “love” appears in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, and see if the definitions don’t fit the FUSS acronym. (How Christians are called to love others).

“Love is patient. Love is kind. It [love] does not envy, it [love] does not boast, it [love] is not proud. It [love] is not rude, it [love] is not self-seeking, it [love] is not easily angered, it [love] keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It [love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres...Love never fails.”

Jesus shows us His perfect love, how we’re to love one another perfectly.

J.D. Griffith

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