I Choose Love
How to Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Moody Publishers
- Published: 2026
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Publisher's Description
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. –Victor Hugo. Human beings have a deep, hardwired desire to belong, to be accepted, safe, valued, and the object of someone's affection, just for who we are. It's the stuff of poetry, music, and movies. Yet love is primarily viewed in our culture as something that happens to me and of which I have great desire but little control. I Choose Love challenges this premise at its core. Love is far from something that might happen someday, someway, if everything goes your way... but instead, Chip Ingram shows, it's something you can choose to experience. This book is about choosing love—a love that the Bible calls agape love. This is the kind of love God has for people. It's the love that's characterized primarily not by our feelings or emotions, but by sacrifice and putting others' best interests at heart—this love gives, serves, obeys, and cares. It's not emotionless, sterile, or stoic; but it's also not built on feelings, romantic notions, or erotic expectations. We've all experienced the heartache that follows failures to love. But God promises that "love never fails" (1 Corinthians 13:8). Join esteemed Bible teacher Chip Ingram and explore this invitation to choose love! If you long to be loved and experience the love of God; if you long to get some real, practical help to discover and apply agape love and see it transform all the other types of love, then this book is for you.
Endorsements (8)
“Chip Ingram has often urged Christians to 'bring light instead of heat' to a hostile culture. In this book, he reminds us that the early church grew by prioritizing agape love, demonstrated through humility, availability, intentionality, and self-sacrifice. Using his powerful, practical suggestions, readers will be inspired and equipped to do likewise, here and now.”
“We live in a world that talks endlessly about love but seems to have no idea what it actually is. Chip Ingram cuts through the noise with biblical clarity and practical wisdom. I Choose Love doesn't offer easy answers or feel-good platitudes—it presents the radical, costly, countercultural love of Christ that our relationships desperately need. This book will mess you up in the best possible way.”
“Chip Ingram is a trusted, steady voice in a day of confusion and compromise. I've had the privilege of interviewing Chip over the years and have marveled at the way he's navigated difficult topics with humility, love, and a redemptive perspective. He's exactly the one to write this book. He's been walking it out for many years. In a day of division, we need a deeper understanding of biblical love. We need to choose love so the world can heal and so that many will look up and trust God with their own stories. Take your time working through these pages. They'll change you from the inside out.”
“I know of no author who better helps me to understand God and His love for me. Once again, God has used Chip to bring out a beautiful simplicity on the other side of theological complexity. We all need God's love, and this book helps us to better understand, receive, and then pass it along for God's glory and our joy.”
“To the one who wants to choose a life of love and live a Christ-centered, others-focused life, this book is for you. Chip Ingram is one of my favorite authors because he writes exceptional books that are transforming. I Choose Love just may be his best.”
“Could there be a better prepared or more reliable guide to helping believers reach their neighbors for Christ than Chip Ingram? I cannot think of one. In I Choose Love, Chip leads us to remember that we are loved—and then challenges us to do likewise. Read this book and be prepared to choose love.”
“Chip Ingram is one of my favorite Bible teachers! As I read this book, I realized that choosing love is a 'learned trait.' Some of us grew up not either fully understanding how to choose the right kind of love or we drifted along the way. Chip unpacks love from a biblical understanding that is profound, life-changing, and simple, but not always easy. There are amazing insights on every page.”
“In the struggle to represent Christ with both grace and truth, I've found no better Bible teacher than Chip Ingram to faithfully apply God's Word to my life and relationships. Jesus told us the definitive trait of His followers is our 'love one for another.' How can you love like this in a world of division and hostility? What does it look like today? Chip's new book, I Choose Love, equips you to follow Jesus in today's divisive culture. This in-depth Bible study is practical, inspiring, and maturing.”
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