Show metaphysical TRUTHS in resolving the word religion into tile word LOVE we have learned the true leaning of it this important word but fv order anler to enact it in true christian if living accord in ing to the teaching given to us its by the one arid and only who walked among men louo IWO years ago we must also analyze the word love to do this I 1 can rind find no better way to i express diat I 1 consider to lo lie the faulest definition according to the understanding I 1 have of christian love than to include in this issue excerpts from a little booklet hook let written and published last year hy by one of the leading exponents of ills his teachings the creator of tills this little essny essay ron n ao 10 e Is emmet fox of new york cl 1 ty tv who lias has given its his consent to the printing reprinting re of t such hits bits of his in wr writings eting s as I 1 may choose to in elude in this series of talks when ever their iare used I 1 shall so state and if you are interested terese Inte in reste I 1 to tn have cop les ies of tile booklet from which the fol lowing is taken please make inquiry abent them and I 1 will them I 1 am grateful to mr vox fox for the foll following oiling gatior tati or of the word LOVI lan lie sas the shortest and easiest pathway pit hway ot of all Is the Pa pathway ay of love lore tills this really is the lie royal road to the attainment of th jilt I 1 reat goal it is the one pathway w wi I 1 ich h Is open tip t all everywhere irrespective of what their personal pers per wil conditions or bounding oun ding mav lie in we unil stand cistand ielne lorefa tile te com compete ete ex ibn n of all that s meant by the word wl mi lit liing lii ig that we hive all and la hit I 1 that blat we have it the refis 1 ell an ci us to ph ae s m inn little a ao ir to the con of ahot A w s leally mean mien ve tie tall talk about love iove I ove of course it koes goes saying sayin that e aloi not no naadi ma p ii in mil A 0 10 o e that is well in its own wn time and place lint but it Is not dot what we ive are consider ill it liere here in the christian lovi stands islands out tor for so bigger ani and finer and more powerful than any merely personal sentiment unfortunately us its with many other spir igual adeas there is no word in the language lansi aee which is perfectly ate to express it material language la is made madeko to lit material needs and it stomp irwill not satisfactorily express true spiritual ideas for these we need the new of which jet je sus spoke thereas Th ereis really no wont in modern Engli engliski sli to express the true chr christian isthan mea of love our english bible uses the word charity and while no doubt this word fitted the need fair ly well hundreds of years ao ago it lias has changed ihan seil so antich lit in conno tatia n that there is hanelly a word in the diction ary more reni removed oiled the thing we really N fisli isla to express perhaps we can liest best approach the idea liy hy saying that christianity un der stands hy by love iove the filea lea or of ucher sal sa 1 good cond will but plus so sonie very nitah more than ordinary hary good ill that sollie thim which is noting noali in less than tod od himself lone ioe is tle tile lilo tive in anit it is quality of 1011 IN MIND that lenila it to t seela eel tor for fuller anil and luller fuller expression for love must always he be expressed express eil what e call service to t use the term that has happily liap come collie inan ery erv beneral beneral use iise of lite late is I 1 really e LOVE IN ACTION the principle aspects of C boil are afe te truth slid and ine imle I ne thesel these are the in jbf which h mind ex ei presses itself and we shall see koiv now in what sense they tile the same tiling thing lite lire is Is and this fills Is the truth of nt celice Ce life life must have free expression and love Is just this very thing this perfect r f act expression of life in other words what we call loye Is really the full and unrestricted hii r e s esi of divine D i v in e lite e itself S tse that 7 lia t la 1 why w it gi al ale larf hpe w ways a y s means n s p e d p peace e a perfect r f ec holiness perfect beauty perfect joy and why hy jesus said 1 I am come that they may have life and that they might have it more abundantly I 1 to be continued |