Do You Believe in Magic? Part 2

Okay so to answer the question I'm just going to post my answer.

Question 4

I would be interested to hear about what you think love is. You explain that you believe in it, but you don't really define it very much (outside of a vague definition).

The word "love" has been watered down so much in the english language. I can love my family, friends, chips, music, actor, singer, animal, spouse, and car without using a different word. People think this makes it easier, but to me it's just annoying honestly... There are many different words for love and I'm going to use the Hebrew words.

I happen to love Song of Solomon/Songs, it's an amazing book that get overlooked so many times! It's a love poem between a man and a woman and it shows what we think of as "romantic love" really is. In it there are three different words used that were all replaced with "love" in our current bibles.

ra‘yah

This is love between friends, companions, etc. When they are so close to you and you can trust them completely.

ahava

This is the strong, committed love. When you want to be with that person more than anything and is the love that lasts. This is a love of people who are committed to each other and a deep emotional love.

dod

This is the physical love. To be perfectly blunt it sex. This is the love God created for husbands and wives to have that is a deep physical connection.

When I refere to "Love", to true love, I mean all three of these together. When you are married and have all three of these in your life, that is "love" that I'm talking about.

And as a side note Agape love is love of God, selfless love, and I believe you need this type of "love" towards everybody as a christian but you mainly need this type of love in a relationship with that special person, willing to sacrifice anything for them!

So to answer the question, there you go. That is all what I mean by love. Ra'yah is like a type of soulmate, a trustworthy person you feel connected with as a friend and companion. Ahava is when you get closer to them and you cannot stand being separated because you are connected so deeply on a spiritual level. And Dod when you are married and have the physical and sexual aspect of a relationship. And when all of these come together that's becoming "One Flesh" and that's the type of love I believe in, it's a friendship, commitment, and a physical connection, not just the watered down medias version of love that's all fuzzys and "falling for people" And I believe in all of the individual loves as well, but I mainly was referring to Ahava and all three when put together.

I hope that is a good explanation and what answer you were looking for. I mostly get this from when I watch Rob Bell

( http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3d5sy_nooma-flame-002_creation )

But this isn't just a copy mind you, I really agree and believe what he says and that's why I use his explanation because it's the best way I've come across to use when describing "love" so feel free to watch that and see what I mean.

Once again let me know about any more questions or replies!

-Keeping the Faith,

C.A.M