Chapter 23: Love Is the Whole Of Religion Is it not a worthy object? He came to destroy the works of the devil; and this is the way to do it. Suppose the world was full of such men as Jesus Christ was in his human nature compare it with what it is now. Would not such a change be worthy of the Son of God?
What a glorious end, to fill the earth with love.
X. It is easy to see what makes heaven.
It is love perfect love. And it is easy to see what makes heaven begun on earth, in those who are full of love. How sweet their temper; what delightful companions; how blessed to live near them: so full of candor, so kind, so gentle, so careful to avoid offense, so divinely amiable in all things!
And is this to be attained by men? Can we love God, in this world with all the heart, and soul, and strength, and mind? Is it our privilege and our duty to possess the Spirit of Christ and shall we exhibit the spirit of the devil? Beloved, let our hearts be set on perfect love, and let us give God no rest till we feel our hearts full of love, and till all our thoughts and all our lives are full of love to God and love to man. O, when will the church come up to this ground? Only let the church be full of love, and she will be fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible to all wickedness, in high places and low places, as an army with banners.
Index of Scripture References Index of Scripture References Exodus 32:26 32:26
John 12:48 16:7-13 Acts 26:30 26:31
Romans 3:31 11:26 12:2 13:10 14:28
1 Corinthians 1:30 4:6 13:5
2 Corinthians 7:10 13:5
1 Thessalonians 4:3 5:23
Index of Scripture References James 1:22 4:7