Surrender to Love
eBook - ePub

Surrender to Love

Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Surrender to Love

Discovering the Heart of Christian Spirituality

About this book

  • A Personal Growth Finalist in the 2004 Word Guild Canadian Writing Awards
"Only God deserves absolute surrender because only God can offer absolutely dependable love."In our self-reliant era, most of us recoil from the concept of surrendering to a power or authority outside ourselves. But surrender need not be seen as threatening, especially when the One to whom we surrender is the epitome of goodness and love. God doesn't want his people to respond to him out of fear or obligation. Rather, he invites us to enter into an authentic relationship of intimacy and devotion. And so God calls us to move beyond mere obedience--by surrendering to love.In this profound book, David Benner explores the twin themesof love and surrender as the heart of Christian spirituality. Through careful examination of Scripture and reflection on the Christian tradition, Benner shows how God bids us to trust fully in his perfect love.Writing with mature wisdom gleaned frommany years of integrating psychological and spiritual insight, Benner demonstrates keen perception and sensitivity to the realities of spirtitual formation. In each chapter he includes meditative exercises to guide you into a greater experience of trust and spiritual transformation. God is love, and he intends for you to live in his love. Surrender to Love will lead you to an unexpected place, where yieldedness to God frees you to become who he created you to be.

Information

Publisher
IVP Formatio
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9780830899449
Print ISBN
9780830846115
Topic
Theology & Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. The Spiritual Journey
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword by Dom M. Basil Pennington, OCSO
  7. Preface: Surrender, Love and Spirituality
  8. 1 It All Begins with Love
  9. 2 Love and Fear
  10. 3 Surrender and Obedience
  11. 4 Transformed by Love
  12. 5 Becoming Love
  13. Epilogue: Surrender and the Spiritual Journey
  14. Appendix: For Reflection and Discussion
  15. Notes
  16. Praise for Surrender to Love
  17. About the Author
  18. Formatio
  19. More Titles from InterVarsity Press
  20. Copyright

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