Love: the Only Virtue: A Guide to Living in Harmony with Your Source, Self, and the Society

By Jude Dike Ph.D.

Love as a virtue encapsulates all other virtues in life, and we all have it in us. However, we can choose either to embrace this innate virtue and share it with the world around us or suppress it. You can’t say you’ve lived if you haven’t loved or been loved. Everyone is a product of love or has been in love or has loved, but not everyone can say they have loved perfectly.

In Love: The Only Virtue, author Dr. Jude Dike offers insight and perspective into the virtue of love. He communicates that to love perfectly is to transcend the hate, differences, and judgmental opinions both internally and externally to a higher realm of harmony with your source, self, and the society. To love perfectly is to embrace what we have in common with our source, society, and surroundings and work toward understanding the uncommon territories.

In this guide, Dike presents familiar views but also steps into unfamiliar terrain about loving perfectly. He communicates that love is the foundational and all-encompassing virtue. You need love for the other virtues to function, and they cannot exist in their perfect state without love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: May 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9781664297401

Jude Dike Ph.D.

Jude Dike, PhD, is a renowned theologian with a Harvard Divinity School certification and extensive training as an apostolic minister from the Word of Faith Bible Institute. He has dedicated his life to teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and inspiring people to live a purpose-driven life. In addition to hosting a popular weekly podcast, Dike also serves as a college professor in economics, agricultural economics, and business administration. He is a respected supervisor of Doctor of Business Administration candidates at an esteemed educational institution in Oxford, United Kingdom. Dike is happily married to his wife, Eunice, and together they are proud parents of two children. They currently reside in Calgary, Canada.

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WestBow Press rev. date: 04/29/2023

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CONTENTS

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

Part 1: The Supremacy of Love

Part 2: Loving Your Source

2.1 Love God

2.1.1 How Do We Love God?

2.2 Love God’s Kingdom

2.3 Love God’s Prophets

2.4 Love God’s Creation—the Earth

2.5 Love God’s Ordained Authorities

Part 3: Loving Yourself

3.1 Love Who You Are

3.1.1 How to Love Yourself

3.2 Love Your Spouse/Partner

3.3 Love Your Vision

3.4 Love Your Goals

3.5 Love Your Work

Part 4: Loving Your Society

4.1 Love Your Family

4.1.1 Love Your Siblings

4.1.2 Love Your Children

4.2 Love Your Friends

4.3 Love Your Neighbors

4.4 Love Your Colleagues

4.5 Love Your Employees

4.6 Love Your Visitors

4.7 Love All Strangers

4.8 Love Your Enemies

Part 5: Conclusion

5.1 Pledging to Love

5.2 Take the Love Pledge

5.3 Share the Love

5.4 Speak Out for Love—True Love Movement (TLM)

5.5 Final Statement

Bibliography

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to God, my Source, Father, and Creator; to Jesus Christ, my Savior, Lord, and Redeemer; to the Holy Spirit, my Teacher, Comforter, and Mentor!

To my loving and caring wife, Eunice, and my lovely children—Jayden and Michelle!

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

There are so many people to recognize here for their impact on making this project a reality, but I would start by recognizing the grace of God at work in me and all through the process!

Thanks to my motivator in chief and forever life partner, Eunice, for the push and extra push!

I would like to appreciate everyone that responded to the prewriting survey for the positive feedback!

Thanks to my brother and covenant partner, Apostle Q. Allen for writing the foreword to this book!