Glenn Woiceshyn Quote

Charity,  "Agape" affection or benevolence, The attitude of God toward his Son, the human race, and to believers on the Lord Jesus Christ particularly. It is His will to His children concerning their attitude, one toward another and toward all men. He desires for them to express His essential nature. Love can be known only from the actions it prompts as God's love is seen in the gift of His Son. This is not the love drawn out by any excellency in its objects. It was an exercise of the divine will in deliberate choice.made without assignable cause save that which lies in the nature of God Himself. Self-will, that is self pleasing, is the negation of love to God. Christian love, whether exercised toward the brethren or toward men generally, is not an impulse from the feelings, it does not always run with the natural inclinations, nor does it spend itself only upon those for whom some affinity is discovered. It seeks opportunity to do good  'to all men, especially toward them who are of the household of faith. Agape expresses a more reasoning attachment, of choice and selection, from a seeing in the object upon whom it is bestowed that which is worthy of regard; or else from a sense that such is due toward the person so regarded, as being a benefactor or the like.Phileo on the other hand, without being necessarily an unreasoning attachment, does yet give less account of itself to itself; is more instinctive, is more of the feelings or natural affections. Implies more passion. Agapao is purged of all coldness, and is deeper than phileo, phileo implies an instinctive affectionate attachment, but Agapao of a sentiment based on judgement and adulation, which selects its object for a reason.