Colossians 3:14,15

Colossians 3:14,15 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. These are two great verses on the Christian life. There are many things that we should do as Christians, and there are many things that we should be as Christians. In the King James Version of the Bible, the word charity meant love. But in the Greek language in which the Bible was originally written, there were four different words for love. Storgé meant the love of a parent for their child. It meant love that someone just naturally had. The next was philia, which meant brotherly love or affection for someone else. The city of Philadelphia has philia as its root word, and is known as the city of brotherly love. The third word was eros and meant the sexual type of love between a man and woman. This is the Hollywood movie type of love. But the fourth word for love in Greek was agapé. It meant unselfish love; a love that put the other person above yourself. Agapé love was unselfish love, and is the word that is used here in our verse. Paul is telling us to love each other unselfishly and to put the other person’s interests above our own interests. Paul is saying that love must be over everything in our churches. Love must be like the sweet, sweet icing that is drizzled all over the cake. It makes it good! Love should be like the syrup that is poured all over the flapjacks. It makes those pancakes really good! Love for one another will make our churches and families really good! And that is the way that our dear Lord intended it to be!