Living Springs Q&a

Q&A #141 - Love, just war, pastors, God overriding free will, Kanye West's new album and colonizing mars 1. A couple of weeks ago Blake taught from the gospel of John chapter 21, where Jesus asks Peter 3 times if he Loves Him.  All translations that I am aware of except for one use the word “love” for both sides of the conversation.  But in the original Greek that it was written in there are 2 words used here, Agape and Philia.  According to CS Lewis’s book, “The Four Loves” Agape (ἀγάπη) means unconditional "God" love, and Philia (φιλία) means a friend bond.  I have read translation notes and commentaries that defend the normal translation of using the word “love” for both words; however the fact remains that the original author did in fact use different words. 2. In a previous podcast you talked about Jesus and how he seemed to advocate non violence. Do you think there is ever a case for a just war then? What about warring against organizations like Joseph Koney's "Lords Resistance Army"? How should we as