Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Love Is Always Right

I read this book about 13 years ago when I was attending Liberty University.  I only vaguely remembered the content but I did remember that I liked it and the conversations it started.

It was a relatively easy read and flowed nicely.  The majority of the book sets the stage for more practical application points towards the end.  I liked the fact they covered the full spectrum of topics on love including elaborating on the premise that love is always the right choice in all situations, sharing contrasts, the importance of loving ourselves, and then love in conflict.  The love in conflict portion is often where the "rubber meets the road".  They address topics that are difficult.  Moral dilemmas that often get politicized.   Topics that are often deeply personal but very important.  The principal of choosing the greater good was intriguing but I think it was quite practical.  The idea that the love command is absolute ("Do the most loving thing possible"), but that our duty to God has priority over our duty to people is an important one.  The conclusions are logical but at first some of the examples didn't seem intuitive.  In the end though I thought it was well articulated and I think they have it right. 

Curious on how to deal with a difficult situation with a pregnancy that will take the life of the mother?  Is it ok to kill someone in defense (of self or family)?   Is it ok to lie for protection?  What if you were in a situation where sacrificing someone's life to protect other lives was the only valid option?  What about a situation where a loved one is on life support and you need to consider when to "pull the plug".  How do you decide what to do?  Most of us would agree that we should do the most loving thing possible, but it is not always perfectly clear.  This book does a good job at defendin that moral absolute.

Love IS always right!

I recommend you find the time to read this book.  It was challenging and helpful.

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