God’s Love: Better than Unconditional

God’s Love

Better than Unconditional

“God’s unconditional love.” The words sound nice; but what does it mean? Describing unconditional love as detached “blanket acceptance” and “benign affirmation,” David Powlison challenges our common assumption about the nature of God’s love. Although wonderfully accepting, Divine love is also intrusive, intimate, personal, and active. Instead of simply loving us as we are, God loves us enough to change us. Powlison acknowledges four underlying truths of unconditional love, offers biblical improvements on the idea, and urges us to see God’s love for what it really is – and it’s far better than what we have called “unconditional” love.

About the Author

David Powlison (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary; MA, PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is the editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling and a member of the faculty and counseling staff at the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation in Glenside, Pennsylvania. He teaches at Westminster Theological Seminary and is a board member and fellow of the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors. He and his wife live in Glenside. They have three children.

Other Books in the Series

ADD: Wandering Minds and Wired Bodies by Edward T. Welch

Anger: Escaping the Maze by David Powlison

Angry at God: Bring Him Your Doubts and Questions by Robert D. Jones

Bad Memories: Getting Past your Past by Robert D. Jones

Depression: The Way Up When You Are Down by Edward T. Welch

Forgiveness: I Just Can’t Forgive Myself! by Robert D. Jones

Guidance: Have I Missed God’s Best? by James C. Petty

Homosexuality: Speaking the Truth in Love by Edward T. Welch

Just One More: When Desires Don’t Take No for an Answer by Edward T. Welch

Marriage: Whose Dream? by Paul David Tripp

Motives: Why Do I Do the Things I Do by Edward T. Welch

OCD: Freedom for the Obsessive-Compulsive by Michael R. Emlet

Pornography: Slaying the Dragon by David Powlison

Pre-Engagement: 5 Questions to Ask Yourselves by John Yenchko and David Powlison

Priorities: Mastering Time Management by James C. Petty

Procrastination: First Steps to Change by Walter Henegar

Self-Injury: When Pain Feels Good by Edward T. Welch

Sexual Sin: Combatting the Drifting and Cheating by Jeffrey S. Black

Stress: Peace amid pressure by David Powlison

Suffering: Eternity Makes a Difference by Paul David Tripp

Suicide: Understanding and Intervening by Jeffrey S. Black

Teens and Sex: How Should We Teach Them? by Paul David Tripp

Thankfulness: Even When it Hurts by Susan Lutz

Why Me? Comfort for the Victimized by David Powlison

Worry: Pursuing a Better Path to Peace by David Powlison