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 fourth love is agapê. This love reveals God's love for His creation and the self-sacrificing love found in Christ. Christian love is God's love as it is embodied in the story of Jesus and the Spirit. This love shows itself in acts of concern, caring and respect for the welfare of others, causing us to identify with the other by making their interests our own interests.