Model Marriage by Bishop Dag Heward Mills

Chapter 8

Love in Marriage

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not

itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is

not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in

the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all

things. Charity never faileth...

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Love needs an object towards which it may direct its attention, care and resources. Love gives
and is therefore rewarded; the man is rewarded with a helpmate, the woman with someone to love
her and provide her with security.

There are three types of love that must be practised in marriage.^1 All three types are important
for a happy marriage:

1. Agape


2. Phileo


3. Eros


4. Agape^2

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,

Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should

be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew

him not.

1 John 3:1