{"id":507725,"date":"2019-12-21T03:43:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T09:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.163.82.222\/?p=507725"},"modified":"2019-12-21T03:43:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T09:43:35","slug":"greatest-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwenshamblinbooks.com\/?p=507725","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is faith in God and there is hope for God, but I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that the greatest pursuit of all things, the superior way, the most excellent way\u2014not for praise of man, not heart-less, philanthropic deeds done nor \u201cdeeds\u201d inspired by satan\u2014but the most excellent way is True Love with good words and deeds inspired by God with the right motives, which is love for God and His Kingdom of Love. True Love will never fail. Why? This is actually not complicated but rather His proof text that Love is the greatest of all pursuits on Earth and here is why: faith and hope are needed on Earth, but when you get to Heaven\u2014faith and hope are things that are no longer needed since you see God face to face\u2014the invisible is visible, no hoping, because you have arrived and you can touch and see for yourself. What is left? It is Love\u2014Love is the one thing that you will be using in Heaven. It is the only thing you will need to take with you. You are not saved by faith alone; faith helps you to True Love. With faith (your mind) alone, you would have missed the heart of the matter of the purpose of the Creator with creation. You would have gained nothing on this one time passing thru this Earth. You would have accomplished nothing because the only terminals (spirits) that survive are those connected to the Mainframe Computer, and the only way to connect is to build Love with God; Love is the only connecting device.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more on this topic, see <a href=\"http:\/\/weighdown.com\">History of the Love of God, Volume II<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is faith in God and there is hope for God, but I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that the greatest pursuit of all things, the superior way, the most excellent way\u2014not for praise of man, not heart-less, philanthropic deeds done nor \u201cdeeds\u201d inspired by satan\u2014but the most excellent way is True Love with good words and deeds inspired by God with the right motives, which is love for God and His Kingdom of Love. True Love will never fail. 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