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A review by jacquelynpedigo
Loveology: God. Love. Marriage. Sex. And the never-ending story of male and female. by John Mark Comer
4.0
To preface, I am an avid fan of John Mark Comer. His theology, erudite way of reading scripture, and even speaking manner is the closest I have gotten to finding a spiritual authority I trust in the present day.
Nevertheless, I am exceedingly grateful for this boo because I brought out a few points on the subject of loveology that I hold in contention with Comer’s view. This is actually a very refreshing thing to me because I trust him more seeing his limitations and differences from me. Consider it an “in the morning, there was Leah” moment (this will be very clever if you’ve read the book).
To go beyond my personal tastes, this book is scintillating. I admire the breakdown of such a complex and ambiguous topic into bite sized chunks. I thoroughly prefer the colloquial and easy language especially in light of such abstract concepts. The whole book follows in Comer’s typical fashion of contextual interpretation of the Bible, in depth involvement of original language, and a huge helping of outside resources including facts, cultural trends, statistics, opposing perspectives.
The subject matter itself challenged me. He advocates for a more traditional view of manner of the topics, but in a far less legalistic and far more overall viewpoint. Little specifics, but definite absolutes. Since I am more of a relativist, this is a tough pill to swallow. Yet he challenges the reader to see the wisdom in acknowledging our own bias, our own imperfection, and perhaps that our understanding in the subjects addressed needs a tweak if we felt the need to read a book about love in the first place.
So, yes, for my fellow progressives, intellectuals, spiritualists, I don’t think this is an easy read in the internal way. It angered me many times. And I think I still disagree on a few points with Comer, which he acknowledges in a plea for the unswayed to do research, press into the objections, because who would be so bold to say they have definite truth held exclusively by God?
Despite the cognitive dissonance, it was worth the read. And I hope I continue into this space of figuring out my views and God’s truth on such matters.
Thank you, John Mark, for bringing a fresh take on stale views that I typically write off. Thank you for evoking in me resistance, something that wakes up faith. Thank you for perspectives that counter a culture I’m a slave to more often than I am a servant of Jesus, an ambassador of reconciliation.
I did not receive what I thought I would get from the book, aka a complete backing of my own opinions. Instead, I got more voices in my head, more data to make the best conclusion.
That’s what this book can guarantee.
Nevertheless, I am exceedingly grateful for this boo because I brought out a few points on the subject of loveology that I hold in contention with Comer’s view. This is actually a very refreshing thing to me because I trust him more seeing his limitations and differences from me. Consider it an “in the morning, there was Leah” moment (this will be very clever if you’ve read the book).
To go beyond my personal tastes, this book is scintillating. I admire the breakdown of such a complex and ambiguous topic into bite sized chunks. I thoroughly prefer the colloquial and easy language especially in light of such abstract concepts. The whole book follows in Comer’s typical fashion of contextual interpretation of the Bible, in depth involvement of original language, and a huge helping of outside resources including facts, cultural trends, statistics, opposing perspectives.
The subject matter itself challenged me. He advocates for a more traditional view of manner of the topics, but in a far less legalistic and far more overall viewpoint. Little specifics, but definite absolutes. Since I am more of a relativist, this is a tough pill to swallow. Yet he challenges the reader to see the wisdom in acknowledging our own bias, our own imperfection, and perhaps that our understanding in the subjects addressed needs a tweak if we felt the need to read a book about love in the first place.
So, yes, for my fellow progressives, intellectuals, spiritualists, I don’t think this is an easy read in the internal way. It angered me many times. And I think I still disagree on a few points with Comer, which he acknowledges in a plea for the unswayed to do research, press into the objections, because who would be so bold to say they have definite truth held exclusively by God?
Despite the cognitive dissonance, it was worth the read. And I hope I continue into this space of figuring out my views and God’s truth on such matters.
Thank you, John Mark, for bringing a fresh take on stale views that I typically write off. Thank you for evoking in me resistance, something that wakes up faith. Thank you for perspectives that counter a culture I’m a slave to more often than I am a servant of Jesus, an ambassador of reconciliation.
I did not receive what I thought I would get from the book, aka a complete backing of my own opinions. Instead, I got more voices in my head, more data to make the best conclusion.
That’s what this book can guarantee.