Grab Instantly Love Within Limits: Realizing Selfless Love In A Selfish World Originated By Lewis B. Smedes Published As Interactive EBook

have been a fan of the late Lewis Smedes whose insightful writings have been a rare inspiration in the field of ethics and theology.
Besides 'Forgive and forget' and 'Mere Morality', this book has been IMO one of his best works on ethics.
He combines deep ethical insights with beautiful prose, that croons in your imagination long after you have put down the book.
Using Paul's rhapsody on 'Agape love' inCor, he teases out the powerful drives of the love that knows no bounds love does not seek its own self, love is not haughty, love has poise, love believes and risks with a kind of reckless abandonment, love hates evil, love gives hope.
. . and at the same time holds all these superlatives in tension with the finitude of the human lover, So while the farflung largerthanlife characteristics of love are eloquently expounded, Smedes discusses how love works itself out in our day to day world, conditioned by limited resources, human sinfulness and societal constraints.
What we have is a hardnosed treatment of the virtue of Christian love as it is exercised in the fallen world with the accompanying virtues of discernment and justice.
Smedes writes with the theological acumen of Aquinas and the literary prowess of Shakespeare! Destined to be a classic.
This is a book I return to again and again, Not idealistic. Real, human, nuanced and full of common sense, This is a print on demand book and is therefore non returnable,

An exploration of how ideal love selfless love can work within the limits of our ordinary lives.
Using the magnificent lines ofCorinthiansas his guide, Smedes discusses the areas of life into which love must fit in order to do its work.
Includes discussion questions.stars.
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I've had this book on my shelf forplus years, since it appeared on a college course syllabus.
I remember liking it back then, So when it was clear to me that the focus of my reading/study/prayer forshould be "Love" I added it to my reading list.
And started reading itmonths ago,
It's a short book, aboutpages,
It's a simple book in many ways,
But it took memonths to read because it was so thoughtprovoking, so meaningful and deep in the areas where God is teaching me how to love with His love agape love.

The author takes each word, each phrase, of the wellknown Love passage inCorinthians:, and expounds upon it.
It is more devotional than scholarly but the depth of insight, the direct hits of his commentary and challenges, hit home more than any Bible study of this passage I've ever done.
He gives words to things I've thought, things I've done, in ways I didn't know how,
My copy is wellmarked I've brought it to counseling sessions to talk through I've shared passages and quotes with friends.
I do believe I will turn to it on a regular basis: to remind myself of the ugliness of resentment to think upon what it means that "love carries" to understand how loss of hope will inevitably mean loss of love, unless my hope is in what God has actually promised, instead of my own wishful thinking and desires.

This little book has held for me profound lessons for how to relate to my husband, how to love him well, how to recognize where I am failing to love.

I promptly bought a copy for my counselor and likely will be gifting it to friends this Christmas.

If you are a follower of Christ, I highly recommend this book, have an older version "A Realistic View of I Cor" study with Syd amp Cheerie Cline, Brian amp Bonnie Post, Craig Bailey, and Kris amp I
OK book.
good for the time A great short but deep study on the majestic chapter ofCor,. Smedes has lots of great insights on what it means to have agape love, the love of God, within the limits of our heart and lives.
Lewis Benedictus SmedesDecember,was a renowned Christian author, ethicist, and theologian in the Reformed tradition, He was a professor of theology and ethics for twenty five years at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
Hisbooks, including the popular Forgive and Forget, covered some important issues including sexuality and forgiveness, Lewis Benedictus Smedes was born in, the youngest of five children, His father, Melle Smedes, and mother, Rena Benedictus, emigrated to the United States from Oostermeer, Friesland in the Netherlands.
Renas name before being changed by the officials at Ellis Island was Renske, When he was two months old, his father died in the partially completed house he buil Lewis Benedictus SmedesDecember,was a renowned Christian author, ethicist, and theologian in the Reformed tradition.
He was a professor of theology and ethics for twenty five years at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
Hisbooks, including the popular Forgive and Forget, covered some important issues including sexuality and forgiveness, Lewis Benedictus Smedes was born in, the youngest of five children, His father, Melle Smedes, and mother, Rena Benedictus, emigrated to the United States from Oostermeer, Friesland in the Netherlands.
Rena's name before being changed by the officials at Ellis Island was Renske, When he was two months old, his father died in the partially completed house he built in Muskegon, Michigan.
He married Doris Dekker. He died after falling from

a ladder at his home in Sierra Madre, California on December,, He was survived by his wife, three children, two grandchildren and one brother, In addition to many articles, Smedes wrote many popular books including: Forgive Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve, Harper,A Pretty Good Person What it Takes to Live with Courage, Gratitude, Integrity or When Pretty Good Is as Good as You Can Be, Harper,Standing on the Promises Choices: Making Right Decisions in a Complex World How Can It Be All Right When Everything Is All Wrong Caring Commitment: Learning to Live the Love We Promise The Incarnation in Modern Anglo Catholic Theology All Things Made New Love Within Limits Sex for Christians Mere Morality: What God Expects From Ordinary People A Life of Distinction The Art of Forgiving Shame and Grace: Healing the Shame We Don't Deserve Keeping Hope Alive My God and I, a Spiritual Memoir, Eerdmans,sitelink.