14. The reason the Divine in heaven (which in fact makes heaven) is love is that love is spiritual union. It unites angels to the Lord and unites them with each other. It does this so thoroughly that in the Lord's sight they are like a single being. Further, love is the essential reality of every individual life. It is therefore the source of the life of angels and the life of people here. Anyone who weighs the matter will discover that love is our vital core. We grow warm because of its presence and cold because of its absence, and when it is completely gone, we die. ¹ We do need to realize, though, that it is the quality of our love that determines the quality of this life.

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16. It can be seen from this that God is a person, and that He is therefore a God having expression - not having expression from Himself, but in Himself. He who has expression in Himself is God from whom springs all else.