Love Matters More
How Fighting to Be Right Keeps Us from Loving Like Jesus
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2020
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Publisher's Description
For years, Christians have argued, debated, and fought one another while "speaking the truth in love," yet we are no closer to the grace-filled life Jesus modeled. Biblical scholar and popular podcast host of The Bible for Normal People, Jared Byas casts a new vision for the Christian life that's built not on certainty, but on the risk of love. A biblically-based Christian life is not grounded in having all the answers but in a living relationship. This ultimately shifts our focus from collecting the "right" answers to loving others deeply and authentically. With stories and insights drawn from his years as a pastor, professor, and podcast host, Jared Byas calls us back to the heart of the Bible: that truth is only true when it's lived out in love. In a refreshing voice that's both witty and profoundly revelatory, Jared unpacks the concept of truth, its meaning, and why we so often fight over it. He makes a compelling case for how what we believe is less important than how we believe it and that, more than anything else, telling the truth in love is about following Jesus. For anyone who has ever felt forced to choose between truth and love, acceptance and rightness, this book offers a path forward beyond truth wars and legalistic religion to a love that matters more.
Endorsements (3)
“In the New Testament gospels, Jesus presents love as the ultimate end of a moral life. But like many Americans, I grew up in a tradition that granted “truth” co-primacy with love. We were told to make absolutely sure we held all the correct beliefs and that we needed to remind everyone who disagreed that they were wrong, wrong, wrong. Jared Byas has come along in the nick of time with a powerful book to help us dismantle these false constructs and liberate ourselves to love without constraint. Just as Jesus taught. Love Matters More is required reading for anyone who has ever felt they had to balance being correct with being loving.”
“I’m the kind of person for whom the term biblical carries a lot of baggage. But I’m also the kind of person who cares about matters of faith and who longs for a relationship with Jesus that doesn’t make me feel like I’m a soldier in the Roman Empire. If you’re like me, you’ll find Love Matters More to be a cool breeze on a hot summer day, reminding you of why you fell in love with Jesus in the first place. MIKE McHARGUE, bestselling author of You’re a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass) and Finding God in the Waves In Love Matters More, Jared Byas takes the discussion of love into the hard places of life. The brand of love Jesus embodies is indiscriminate, unconditional, sacrificial, and relentless—it’s the kind of love that is the identifying attribute of those who follow Jesus. Jared puts this radical call to love on the table where it belongs and draws wisdom to help others from his own struggle to love. This book will challenge, rebuke, inspire, amuse, and leave readers rethinking their own relationships. We will be healthier and truer to Jesus, and the world will be a better place for others, if we read and take to heart this revolutionary call to love.”
“What an amazing book! Jared Byas uses a lot of complete sentences and punctuation, and it’s relatively free of typos! It’s also beautifully provocative. Jared brings his philosophical chops to cut through the clichés and show that “speaking the truth in love” is deeper, more interesting, and far more important than our tired notions of “truth” allow. A must-read for people who actually have to engage other people.”
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