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The Gospel of God's Love

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Have you ever tried to decipher Don McLean's "American Pie"? If
that is such a difficult task, how much more so is understanding
the prophets of the Old Testament? Can you be sure that what
your church teaches is accurate?

If you are a person who has qualms or questions about the tenets
of a faith you may have followed for some time, or grown up with,
this book is for you. It is well-edited, and so easy to read and
understand for anyone who has read the prophetic books, and,
even with lots of footnotes, come away more confused than when
you started.

The volume traces, through a point of great understanding and
wisdom, the development of the understanding of God's children
that God Loves them, and that other practices and beliefs,
including sacrifice, etc. are not consistent with such love. The
main revelators are the prophets, though one who is well read
in psychology and spirituality can carry parallels through to
modern day religion, as well.

The source was initially quite questionable, as far as I was
concerned. However, I have been convinced of the rationality,
sense and wisdom I have found in this book and in texts to which
it refers.

Don't let it pass you by, it may change your whole outlook for
the better!

The idea of a God of unconditional love is critical to understanding how to live in global community. Through the prophets' stories, The Gospel of God's Love describes a profound sense of connection between God and the human soul and the nature of the Divine as one that fosters peace and forbearance above all else. Highly recommended reading for anyone interested in knowing how to live in peace rather than fear.

There is an aspect of human nature that enjoys the complexity of a good mystery novel, with unexpected twists of plot and a surprise ending, but there is also that in each of us which appreciates straightforward simplicity. And so, while some will prefer books on "secret codes" and hidden predictions supposedly contained in the ancient texts of the Bible, others may appreciate the commonsense simplicity of the biblical revelations presented in The Gospel of God's Love.

This book gently presents a revolutionary outlook on the Bible, Jesus, Christianity, and God. This new understanding has dramatically changed my life for the better, and I believe that, given a chance, it could do the same for the entire planet. Would that it could receive 1/10 the attention given to some of the more flamboyant recent interpretations of the Bible.

There is a lot more to this book than than old words dressed new. You will be introduced to God's Divine Love in a fashion you never heard of before. You will learn how God had a plan; how He made His Divine Love available to mankind, so that all humans could become partakers of the Divine Nature. Through the many lucid exegeses of the words of the prophets of old, like Isaiah, and Ezekiel, you come to learn how God had this promise waiting for us, and that a time would come where we could make for ourselves a New Heart, based on the possession of this Divine Love. And you will learn of the glorious moment when Jesus came to earth, how he prayed for the Divine Love, and so became the first human transformed into a Divine soul; and how he had come to bring the Glad tidings: that the Divine Love, the greatest of God's attributes, can become ours for the choosing as well!

A fair warning: the shells may fall from your eyes! This is a good thing, though. ;) Especially if you're in search of God's Truths. Seek and you will find; well, found you have, I would say. :)

Your brother in Christ,

- Mark

While one's desire to search for the truth of God is beautiful, admirable, and wonderful, the fabrication of a God from one's own mind is surely not the way to satisfy that desire. These authors' creation is no more imaginative nor illuminating than that of any other similar creation, be it "conversations with God" or anything else. If one desires to understand true Christianity, I urge one to search deeper into the works of C. S. Lewis or Dietrich von Hildebrand to discover its glory. Do not content yourself with Samuels' and Oreck's calculated creation -- aimed more at pacifying us and fleecing those authors' pockets than at revealing anything of God. The "easy" yet empty theology of this and every other new-age work shows -- in its failure to satisfy -- its falsity. The truth, even when it is uncomfortable, has the feeling of solidity to it. "The Gospel of God's Love" is more like a breath of air which, though it may in its coolness deceive us into forgetting our thirst, can never satisfy a mouth parched for God.