[All the voices of revelation units in ascribing the
supremacy, among the virtues, to love. The institutes of Moses, and the new commandments of Jesus; the abstract reasonings of Paul, and the practical exhortations of James; the vivid and impulsive rhetoric of Peter and the subdued and tender verses of John — all blend into a perfect harmony, the keynote of which is the truth that love is of God, and that every one that loveth Is begotten of God and knoweth God. What is the
content of this principle, and why is it so central in our Christian religion?
Perhaps no adequate definition of love can be given, however, we will venture to give some.
George B. Stevens says that, "Love Is the power that leads us out of ourselves. It is the forthputting, the outreaching impulse which unites us in common interest to others. Hence, "love Is of God", because it is
God’s nature to impart blessing and to seek fellowship pith his Intelligent creatures. All love among men is reflection of the divine nature in man — a trace of the presence of him who is ever seeking to reconcile men to himself, to one another, and to their own true destiny; to solve the contradictions and abolish the discords of life; and to unite men In the helpful and happy fellowship of the kingdom of love and peace.]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/45346 |
| Date | January 1919 |
| Creators | Thornburg, Mout M. |
| Publisher | Boston University |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | No known copyright restrictions, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ |
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