People to Be Loved

People to Be Loved
Author: Preston Sprinkle
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2015-12-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310519667

Christians who are confused by the homosexuality debate raging in the US are looking for resources that are based solidly on a deep study of what Scripture says about the issue. In People to Be Loved, Preston Sprinkle challenges those on all sides of the debate to consider what the Bible says and how we should approach the topic of homosexuality in light of it. In a manner that appeals to a scholarly and lay-audience alike, Preston takes on difficult questions such as how should the church treat people struggling with same-sex attraction? Is same-sex attraction a product of biological or societal factors or both? How should the church think about larger cultural issues, such as gay marriage, gay pride, and whether intolerance over LGBT amounts to racism? How (or if) Christians should do business with LGBT persons and supportive companies? Simply saying that the Bible condemns homosexuality is not accurate, nor is it enough to end the debate. Those holding a traditional view still struggle to reconcile the Bible’s prohibition of same-sex attraction with the message of radical, unconditional grace. This book meets that need.

Summary of Preston M. Sprinkle's People to Be Loved

Summary of Preston M. Sprinkle's People to Be Loved
Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2022-08-22T22:59:00Z
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Christian church has often played a role in pushing away gay people, as many who are attracted to the same sex are raised in conservative Christian homes and are made to feel like monsters. #2 The question of homosexuality has caused me to rethink the church’s stance on it. As I read the Gospels, I see people drawing near to Jesus, regardless of their status. The people who are most repelled by Jesus are the religious hypocrites. #3 There are only six passages in the Bible that seem to say that homosexual behavior is wrong. And even with those six, there is a massive debate about whether those passages can apply to monogamous, consensual, loving gay relations. #4 The debate is not about what the Bible says, but what the Bible means. Most scholars who have written books about homosexuality in the last forty years have concluded that the Bible does not condemn consensual, monogamous, same-sex relations.

Sweating the Ability to Love and Be Loved

Sweating the Ability to Love and Be Loved
Author: Dr. Carl Sweat Jr.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2021-01-27
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1664154582

What is love? What is its future in your life? Ancient and modern thinkers have attempted to answer this question. In this book, Dr. Carl Sweat, Jr. provides great assistance to people seeking the meaning of love and he offers excellent help to people seeking to enhance their ability to love. Dr. Sweat thoroughly outlines the various elements of love and the role of love in relationships. Most significantly, the book reveals love as a part of the life and purpose of everyone. Therefore, this is a book that should be read by every person because everyone can improve his or her ability to love. Everyone can strengthen current relationships and everyone can develop new relationships. Dr. Sweat approaches his subject by considering the reality of human’s ability to love, the purpose of love in all relationships, and the unity of humanity. The highly exciting and informative book conveys that no person should sweat about his or her ability to love. Dr. Sweat offers tools that assist each reader’s ability to believe, decide, and act in love.

Learning to Be Loved

Learning to Be Loved
Author: David Bowden
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 031036843X

Are you feeling spiritually stuck? Release that frustration and discover a more natural way to relate to God in this biblically grounded, transformative book about how our passionate and creative God offers us gateways--that are already in our lives--to draw us closer to him. What if intimacy with God doesn't begin with us knocking at God's door but with God knocking down ours? In Learning to Be Loved, author and Spoken Gospel CEO David Bowden and Hobby Lobby's Mart Green remind us that spiritual growth starts not with our giving but with our receiving. This unique and freeing invitation to respond to God's initiative explores: Common misconceptions that can hold back our spiritual growth Practical "doors"--such as dreams, wounds, and generosity--that are already in your life as ways for you to organically connect with God according to how he has made you A vision of the Christian life that isn't about doing the right things but learning how receiving God's love moves us toward the right things Practices to help you partner with God in living your own spiritual story rather than always comparing yourself to other people Combining David's careful study and poetic voice with Mart's decades of wisdom about the simplicity of a life lived toward God, Learning to Be Loved unites biblical rigor and personal experience to show that intimacy with God isn't based on our ability to connect with him--but on all the ways he is constantly connecting with us.

Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You Workbook

Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You Workbook
Author: Jordan Paul
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2011-04-29
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1616491299

A companion to the best-selling book of the same title, this popular, newly revised workbook helps couples create a deeply satisfying, more intimate relationship. A companion to the best-selling book of the same title, this popular, newly revised workbook helps couples create a deeply satisfying, more intimate relationship. Focusing on the ever-present dynamic of conflict-and the process of working through it-the authors guide couples in getting to the root of recurring disagreements and destructive behaviors. Self-assessment exercises and couple activities help readers recognize unloving responses, move past fear, identify self-protective and negative beliefs, break down power struggles, and reach out in forgiveness. The principles outlined in this powerful, easy-to-use workbook have helped thousands of couples and families create more loving relationships.Key features and benefitsa proven best-sellerhighly recommended by marriage therapistsincludes exercises for couples to explore core beliefs and values

Do I Have to Give Up ME to Be Loved by GOD?

Do I Have to Give Up ME to Be Loved by GOD?
Author: Margaret Paul
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0757396844

A Powerful Process to Connect with the Divine Whether you think of God as a nebulous entity who exists only for other people, or you are a religious person hoping to deepen your faith, this groundbreaking book will guide you in developing and strengthening a personal relationship with a Higher Power. "I have met people who have^opened themselves to God with their whole hearts, but they still do not know how to personally experience God," explains author Margaret Paul, Ph.D., who has helped countless individuals fill their spiritual emptiness that left them anxious, depressed or feeling "stuck" in relationships or careers. Dr. Paul shows readers how to relinquish earthly love, which focuses on getting, and to embrace spiritual love, which focuses on giving. By so doing, readers will connect with the Divine by discover­ing their true creative, intelligent and forgiving self. Readers will explore their resistance to God; break down false beliefs about religion; eliminate the need to control God; heal self-destructive or addictive behaviors; and wel­come more love into their life. Most importantly, they will learn how to use spiritual power instead of power over others to manifest their dreams.

I WANT TO LIVE, LOVE & BE LOVED

I WANT TO LIVE, LOVE & BE LOVED
Author: Franz Ruppert
Publisher: tredition
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2021-11-25
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 3347490061

Professor Dr. Franz Ruppert is a professor of psychology in Munich, where he runs his own institute for further education and training, alongside his psychotherapy practice. Through hands-on experience, he has developed his Identity-oriented Psychotrauma Theory (IoPT) over the past thirty years of professional work. He has presented his theory, and highly effective therapy method that accompanies it, in ten books so far, and these have been translated into twelve different languages. He works internationally and is one of the leading and best-known trauma therapists in the world.

To Be Loved, An MS Story

To Be Loved, An MS Story
Author: Robert Sterling
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2016-08-15
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1460270347

To Be Loved: An MS Story, follows the unexpected adjustments Trebor makes to provide a stable life for his precious children. His adult daughter and young grandson, cast out and homeless, turn to Trebor for aid. Disabled with the debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis, his daughter becomes dependent on her father for day-to-day care. Though that co-dependence tests Trebor, it also gives birth to a greater bond. Trebor is determined his daughter won’t live a life of sadness. He doesn’t see her disease as a reason to count her out. Yet, his efforts to provide her with the thrills, pleasures and joys the rest of the world enjoys so effortlessly only sends his spirit soaring as high as the sky for it to only suddenly crash as low as though into a darkened pit. As each day passes, Trebor realizes his daughter’s progressive and challenging condition not only intrudes on the normal flow of desires she has in life —but also his. Bound to caring for his daughter, and raising his grandson, Trebor feels romantic love is no longer a possibility. To know love’s warmth, and to receive and share its fondness again, seem out of the question. His devotion primarily belongs to his children now. Yet, mysteriously, fascination enters his family’s lives. A woman, her challenges similarly rooted to those of his daughter’s, arrives unexpectedly into Trebor’s world – and takes over part of his consciousness. This woman ignites in him an abundance of passion and desire. Romance is on fire. But can Trebor still be loved?

The Right to be Loved

The Right to be Loved
Author: S. Matthew Liao
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2015
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0190234830

Many international declarations claim that children have a right to be loved, but some see this as empty rhetoric. S. Matthew Liao defends the existence of this right by offering a novel justification for it and by detailing the nature and distribution of the duty to love children.