“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.” LoveInspirationalKindTwoFearPeaceLeadershipLove IsPowerThousandPunishmentPermanentPower Of LoveActs Of LoveGreatest FearPower And LovePower And FearJustice And Love Book:Collected Works Source: Collected Works
“Our egoism gains nothing from acts of love, but the world gains all the more. Esotericism tells us that love is to the world what the Sun is for outer life. No soul could thrive if love departed from the world. Love is the “moral” Sun of the world.” IfsWorldSoulLove IsMoralSunGainsThriveEgoismDepartedActs Of LoveWorld Love Book:Love & Its Meaning in the World Source: Love & Its Meaning in the World
“The highest act of love is the giving of the best gift, and, if necessary, at the greatest cost, to the least deserving. That's what God did. At the loss of His Son's life to the totally undeserving, God gave the best gift - the display of the glory of Christ who is the image of God.” IfsGivingChristLossLove IsSonCostHighestGloryDisplayServing GodValentineValentine's DayDeservingGod ImageActs Of LoveGood FridayBest GiftUndeserving Author:John Piper