This four-week series, The Summer of Love, examines the four types of love as described in C.S. Lewis's famous work The Four Loves. The four loves are storg? (affection), philia (friendship), eros (romance), and agapê (charity). Through analyzing biblical passages, we can find the relationship among these words and the Christian virtues and character that they reflect. In a culture that is misinformed about love, Lewis reveals how Scripture points to the various aspects of love that ultimately glorify God and reveal Him to the world.
The third type of love is eros, the romantic love. While eros is not in the New Testament, the concept of this kind of love in marriage is stressed, and the depth of intimacy that binds marriage is reflected in God's relationship to His church.