<TITLE>08. Par 26-29</TITLE>L-26 Now, I'd just like to tell you what my secret of the greatest... What are you--you... How'd you like me to tell tonight, what I think is the greatest, most powerful force there is on earth? Would you like me to tell you about it a few minutes? You might not love me so well after this, 'cause I--I will just tell you all. The mightiest force there is on earth is love. That's exactly. There's nothing that will break down love. No matter what it is.
Whatever you are, or what you might've sang; you might've danced in the Spirit; you might've spoke with tongues; you might've shook the elder's hand; you might've been baptized three times, this a way, backwards, face-forward, anyway you want to; but until love anchors in your heart, you're still out of God. That's right. That's right. You've got to have love, or that... The Bible said, "God is love." And God is the strong... The love is the strongest force.

L-27 Now, there's two different kinds of love: there's human love, which in a Greek word is a--is a Phileo love. And then Agapao love is the--is the high love or Divine love.
Now, you take like the phileo love, when we have that, love, a mother for her baby will drive her right straight to a flaming fire to save that baby's life. It'll make a man, for his sweetheart, lay down his life any time. See, what I mean? It's... That's just human love.
And Je... I believe somewhere in the Bible it said, "Could a mother forget her little suckling babe?" Said, "You--you may, but I can never forget you, for you're engraved on the palms of My hand." So how could God ever forsake us, or--or anything, as long as He loves us like that?

L-28 I tell you what you do, church members. Now, there's some member goes to your church, I know I'm talking to Protestant and Catholic, and I'm talking to Calvinist and Arminian, but that's--that's neither pro nor con. You do this: If you want to be a real outstanding person in your church, wherever church you go--go to, you just fall in love with God with all your heart; and when you do that, you will fall in love with every member of your church, and every member of everybody else's church with all your heart.
Now, you can't bluff that. Now, there's something about it that people know. If there's anything I can contribute the success of my meetings to, earthly speaking, is to know that people have a conscious to know that I treely--truly love people. I just love people. And they know that. And you could... You can't--you can't fool them on that. If you--If you are making out, or pretending...

L-29 Just like Christianity, if you're pertaining to be a Christian--just pretending, rather, to be a Christian, you will never make a go of it. No, sir. It's absolutely got to be there. That's all. Love will do it.
I have been a great lover of wildlife. You know that. And I've noticed in animal life, if you're--if you love animals, if you love them, you can do anything with them you want to. And if you don't love them, they know it. And if you're afraid of them, like a biting dog, if somebody said, "The dog will bite," if you're afraid of him, you're sure going to get bit. See?
Now, you're not going to fool him. You might say, "I'm not afraid of him," but you... That better come from somewhere besides your lips, 'cause he knows better. See? Now, if you're not afraid of him, it's different.


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