What is Love?
Have we lost the meaning of love? In What is Love? Kyle Borg leads us to the Lord of love.
Grassmarket Press
This book was a refreshing and rewarding read. It is an inaugural title from Grassmarket Press, a new imprint from Crown & Covenant Publications that aims to provide readable resources on Reformed and Presbyterian theology and practice—for regular people. At just under 150 pages, it is a shorter and simpler book from general Crown & Covenant titles.
The book begins by explaining how we all have been taught different definitions of love. Borg brings us back to the Bible, saying that we must hear what God has to say about it. God is love, and this includes the nature of God, the relationships of God, and the source of love. The love of God is most shown in Jesus Christ, and he is the where we find God’s love for us and our ability to share God’s love with others.
The Lens of Love
I was most interested in Chapter 6, where Borg teaches the 10 Commandments through the lens of love. “The God who is love gives us these rules so we can love him and others, which is the most excellent way.” Borg writes with cutting clarity while remaining conversational. He is able to anticipate your thoughts, and answer your objections.
I was most moved when Borg wrote on how love is to be realized in our relationships. He talks about relationships between God and people, parents and children, husbands and wives, and amongst fellow Christians — but he also details the love we must show to our friends and even to our enemies. In our highly individualistic society, these words were much welcome.
Rejoice with the Truth
The chapters towards the end of the book focus on 1 Corinthians 13, explaining the different ways love is described. I found it especially insightful to see how love rejoices with the truth. There is an affection in the action of loving, and it is grounded with the truth of God. I am encouraged to champion love as a Christian. And I am motivated to love better, with the love of Jesus Christ my Lord.
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