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    Love Must Have a Body
    Love Must Have a Body
    Love Must Have a Body
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    Love Must Have a Body

    By T. L. Harper

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    This is a book you will want to revisit time and time again. Why? Each time you read and meditate on what this work reveals about the subject, its revelations will pull you into new statures of faith. You will discover new thresholds of awareness and assurance of Gods Love, what Love is, and how that same Love is reflected in daily life.

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    My dear friend, you have succeeded in writing a fabulous Book. If someone would have offered me this book 30 years ago, I would have been far beyond where I am now in my communication with God. Love it.

    Im amazed at the timeless thoughtfulness each moment placed into words youve used to share this with others. Thats beauty of the talent you possess. It was the renewing of that story point that takes me & others to deeper relationships & experiences with God.

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    I just finished reading the manuscript. I could not stop reading it

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    An Amazing and impactful Read! Filled with provocative truths. I found myself drawn to deeper spiritual meditation with each reading.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateOct 18, 2017
    ISBN9781512797817
    Love Must Have a Body
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    T. L. Harper

    T. L. Harper is one of five siblings, with two adult children (Rohman and Alayna). He also has a diverse background that lends itself to the depth of thinking this work presents. T. L. Harper is well traveled internationally and has an eclectic list of accomplishments including dozens of published gospel songs for over 40 years, a Dove Award Song of the Year nomination, nationally distributed recordings and Degrees in Theology and Music. His life experiences makes him uniquely qualified to present material that fosters thought provoking meditation and contemplation of the world around us and our place in it. You, the Reader will enjoy the hidden insights T. L. Harper reveals within the story lines that follow.

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      Love Must Have a Body - T. L. Harper

      Copyright © 2017 T. L. HARPER.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

      The Living Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. The Living Bible, TLB, and the The Living Bible logo are registered trademarks of Tyndale House Publishers.

      Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.

      The New Testament in Modern English by J.B Phillips copyright © 1960, 1972 J. B. Phillips. Administered by The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England. Used by Permission.

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson & Zondervan

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      Bloomington, IN 47403

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      1 (866) 928-1240

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      ISBN: 978-1-5127-9782-4 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-5127-9783-1 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-5127-9781-7 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2017912014

      WestBow Press rev. date: 10/17/2017

      CONTENTS

      About The Author

      Acknowledgement

      Dedication

      Preface

      Introduction

      Chapter One Why A Creator

      Chapter Two Why A Creation

      Chapter Three Why Create Humankind

      Chapter Four Why Create A Physical Body

      Chapter Five Why God Created Laws And Boundaries

      Chapter Six Why Humans Need To Connect

      Chapter Seven Why Adam Left God For Eve

      Chapter Eight Why Love From A Distance Didn’t Work

      Chapter Nine Why A Messiah

      Chapter Ten Why A Miraculous Birth

      Chapter Eleven Why Elohim Took On The Form Of A Man

      Chapter Twelve Why Unconditional Love

      Chapter Thirteen Why Grace

      Chapter Fourteen Why Christ Left Believers Unfinished Business

      Chapter Fifteen Why God Commands Us To Love

      Chapter Sixteen Why There Is A Body Of Believers With Greater Things To Do

      Chapter Seventeen Why Love Uses Touch

      Chapter Eighteen Why Believers Celebrate The Passover Communion

      Chapter Nineteen Why You Are Here

      Chapter Twenty Why Wait Any Longer

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      T. L. Harper is one of five siblings, with two adult children (Rohman and Alayna). He also has a diverse background that lends itself to the depth of thinking this work presents. T. L. Harper is well traveled internationally and has an eclectic list of accomplishments including dozens of published gospel songs for over 40 years, a Dove Award Song of the Year nomination, nationally distributed recordings and Degrees in Theology and Music. His life experiences makes him uniquely qualified to present material that fosters thought provoking meditation and contemplation of the world around us and our place in it. You, the Reader will enjoy the hidden insights T. L. Harper reveals within the story lines that follow.

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

      I want to thank all those friends and family for their support in the preparation of this work. All those who reviewed this work and gave their honest feedback and observations that have aided in this works final presentation.

      DEDICATION

      T his Book is dedicated to the purpose of answering many of the questions that puzzle both believers and non-believers alike, as to How and Why God has chosen such unique methods of revealing Himself to humanity. My hope is, you will meditate on the answers each question statement reveals, and will walk away with a greater appreciation and awareness of just how creative Elohim is in the making of this inextricable universe we occupy, and the unique relationship, we as human spirit-beings have in that Divine order.

      PREFACE

      A lthough small in the number of pages, this is a work you will want to revisit time and time again. Why? Each time you read and meditate on what this book presents about the subject, its revelations will pull you into new statures of faith. You will discover new thresholds of awareness and assurance of God’s Love, what Love is, and how that same Love is reflected in daily life.

      We will explore 20 Why Statements in the Chapters that follow. Each Chapter holds a story within a larger Story. This little book will be a continual reminder that we are here for a purpose. Each one of us occupies a place of significance and influence. And in that place of influence, are opportunities to experience Faith, Hope and Love; but the greatest of these is Love.¹

      INTRODUCTION

      I n this book, I attempt to explore some of the ways in which Elohim {GOD} expressed himself. Some view the Bible as one big gigantic screen play, where all humanity are simply pawns and puppets moved here and there as the story-line is meant to unfold. We will discover it is much, much more than that.

      We will discover that Elohim revealed himself by the most elaborate display of creativity imaginable. For it is written, "He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together." ² The essence of who we are and why we are here reveals itself in our looking into the divine nature of God which contains both history revealed through prophets and apostles, and by the Spirit of revelation concerning the future. In this way, we glimpse the majesty of heaven in a way that is life changing for us in the here and now.

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