Neil Tolsma

Love Matters provides a Biblically-based look at God’s love for us and how we are to love others. I found the book to be Biblically based and worth reading. It is an excellent book for examining how God loves us even when we may not want to love Him back.

Combining personal experiences along with Scriptural references, the author balanced these two items in a way that kept my interest. I appreciated the author’s tone and writing style in this book.

I also appreciate how the author included study questions at the end of each chapter to help the reader reflect on the chapter. I believe this book should be savored slowly rather than rushed through.

So if you are looking for a book centered around God’s love for us and how we should love others, check out this book for yourself.

I received a complimentary copy of this book, but this in no way influenced my review. All opinions are my own… (més)

When I picked up this book to read, the first thing I thought of was “Jesus loves me.” My heart is happy knowing I am loved by Him. Now I need to share that love with others. We are called to be examples of Christ and show love to everyone. Throughout the book the author gives illustrations where Jesus showed love to others. Do we show love to others even when they don’t? We are to love without question and to love like Jesus loves the church.

I liked how the author reminds us how God loved those he could have turned his back on. Instead of letting Noah drown in the flood, He spared him and therefore showed His love. God illustrates that same kind of love to each of us. He forgives us and loves us unconditionally. He also commands us to love our enemy. That can sometimes be hard when he have been hurt and rejected by someone. There were those in the Bible that rejected God, yet He still loved without ceasing.

This is a great Bible study to go deeper into how important it is to love at all times. The author provides questions at the end of each chapter to use as a study. This would make a great small group Bible study or to use for individual study.

“God’s love is at the foundation of everything. Love really does make the world go ‘round.”

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.… (més)