Page 18 - Love in the Gospel

PEOPLE FIND HAPPINESS IN THE LOVE OF GOD
Adnan Oktar: What does it mean to exercise patience towards everything? One says,
'My Lord, I love You dearly. The love, devotion and affection I feel towards You
would never wane, no matter what happens. Even if it gets harder and harder, I
would never stop loving You. Even if it becomes more severe, I would never give up
my love for You. If they were to take away my life, my possessions, or tear my body
apart, my love would never diminish.' What does this mean? This is being passion-

Without love, neither this world nor Heaven would have any meaning. Everything
ately in love. This is what God asks for.
God, all places are pleasant and beautiful. Otherwise, one would go to Heaven and
reside in the Heavenly palaces, yet still feel an immense distress, may God forbid. If
any person were taken from this world and put in Heaven with the typical worldly
greed, and desires, he would behave abnormally there also. Such a person would at-
LOVE IN THE GOSPEL would become meaningless, may God forbid. For someone who has profound love for
tempt to commit atrocities there as well, treating others harshly and causing them
pain. In that case, Heaven would sort of turn into Hell, right? (may God forbid) It

Heaven is exceptionally beautiful only with the love of God, the passion towards
would become a place of torment.
happiness with houses, buildings or mortal flesh. One could only find contentment
in the love of God. This is why people cannot be happy. (Adıyaman ASU TV, No-

16 God. This is what renders Heaven beautiful. Because otherwise, one cannot find

vember 30th, 2009)