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Psychology and Biblical Love Insights

The triangular theory of love explains love in relationships based on three scales: intimacy, passion, and commitment. Maintaining consummate love over time requires actively expressing the components of love. The Bible describes four forms of love: storge, philia, eros, and agape. Agape love, as in God's love for humanity, is described as patient, kind, and enduring in 1 Corinthians 13. True love follows truth, is not manipulative or compromising, and does not hurt but instead is committed, trusting and respectful.

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Psychology and Biblical Love Insights

The triangular theory of love explains love in relationships based on three scales: intimacy, passion, and commitment. Maintaining consummate love over time requires actively expressing the components of love. The Bible describes four forms of love: storge, philia, eros, and agape. Agape love, as in God's love for humanity, is described as patient, kind, and enduring in 1 Corinthians 13. True love follows truth, is not manipulative or compromising, and does not hurt but instead is committed, trusting and respectful.

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True Love Waits

CIT UNIVERSITY GUIDANCE CENTER


Let's talk about the
Psychology of Love!
The triangular theory of love explains
the topic of love in an interpersonal

Triangular relationship. Psychologist Robert


Sternberg’s theory describes types of
Theory of Love love based on three different scales:
intimacy, passion, and commitment. It
by Sternberg is important to recognize that a
relationship based on a single element
is less likely to survive than one based
on two or more.
Sternberg cautions that maintaining a
consummate love may be even harder than
achieving it. He stresses the importance of
translating the components of love into action.
"Without expression," he warns, "even the
greatest of loves can die.
Let's talk about Love in the
Context of the Bible!
The Four Forms of
Love in the Bible
Storge – empathy bond.
Philia – friend bond.
Eros – romantic love.
Agape – unconditional "God" love.
Bible Verses about Love
“For God so loved - agape - the world that he gave his only Son...” (John 3:16).

“Love - agape - is patient and kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or
rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not
rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all
things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends” (1 Cor. 13:4-8a).
Now you know about the Psychological and Biblical Explanation
explanation about Love. I think that it is safe to say that Love is
NOT:
Manipulative "If you loved me, then you would..."
Compromising who you are If someone asks you to do or say
something that isn't in your nature,
Love doesn’t hurt. If it hurts it’s something else.
Fear. Attachment. Idolatry. Addiction. Possessiveness
Love is...
follows and obey the TRUTH rather than what the heart
dictates.
is NOT Lust (hunger) Yes, chemistry and physical attraction are
important, but true love also includes commitment, trust and
respect.
Thank you for taking the tume to
listen!
References:
Lose, D. (2012, April 14). What Does The Bible Really Say About Love?. Mount
Olivet Lutheran Church. Retrieved June 24, 2021, from
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-is-biblical love_b_1271144.

Sternberg, R. J. (1986) A triangular theory of love. Psychological Review, 93, 119-


135.

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