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ENUMCLAW, Wash., Aug. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- One of the most overused and misunderstood utterances in the church today may be the word love. We sing "Jesus loves me" and say "God is love," but do we actually understand what divine love is? Are our gestures of love based on a genuine desire to be like Christ, or are they merely superficial performances, based on culture or family expectations? In her new book, "The Armor of Love," Elaine Boone examines the nature of true, biblical love and finds that many are missing a key ingredient -- forgiveness.

Citing crucial verses from the Bible directing Christians to love as He loved and forgive as He forgave, Elaine Boone states that love and forgiveness are inseparable. She points to Christ's humble and willing obedience to His Father's commands as a model and insists that Christians must love out of a true desire to serve Him, not just to conform to an arbitrary set of rules. She says, "Jesus requires servant hood not servitude." Using 1 Corinthians 13, the "love chapter" as a framework, she carefully analyzes the aspects of love defined in this important passage and backs up her thoughts with the enduring words of Oswald Chambers, J. I. Packer, Deitrich Bonhoeffer, and many others. Ms. Boone also provides thoughtful questions at the end of each chapter that assist in the reader's own discovery regarding these matters.

Elaine Boone says that the Lord taught her by the Holy Spirit and through His Holy Word for thirty-five years, and then He commissioned her to write about that journey. She expanded her knowledge in theology and psychology through Liberty University correspondence courses, she has training and experience from Stephen Ministry and Evangelism Explosion, and she has been involved in the prison ministry of Crossroads Bible Institute for eighteen years. Ms. Boone also enjoys sharing what the Lord has taught her with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

For more information, to request a review copy, or to schedule an interview, please contact Abigail Davidson by phone at 360-802-9758, by email at abigail@winepressgroup.com, or by fax at 360-802-9992. To purchase a copy of this book visit www.winepressbooks.com or call 877-421-7323.