The book begins with one question: “What is love?” Our culture has its answers, but what does the Bible say? Borg then proceeds to answer many other questions we might ask. These include: does God love everyone? What about the love we read about between David and Jonathan? What was going on there between them? What about love in marriage? “When you don’t feel in love with your significant other, how do you still love?” (p.119). Read the book to find out.
Two of the most insightful chapters occur early in the book. Chapter 2 is entitled “Love isn’t God.” Here Borg explains how making love divine ends up elevating our idea of love over God as he reveals himself in the Bible. The next chapter is the counterpoint: “God is Love.” The author has a great explanation of love as one of God’s attributes. If love must always have an object, and if God’s attributes are always true of him, whom did God love before he created humanity and other creatures? If you don’t know the answer, this book is for you.
Wes Bredenhof | “What is Love?” | February 3, 2025
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