# What Love of God Above All means in The Imitation of Christ

> The ultimate goal is to rest in God alone, loving Him above every creature and gift, and finding in Him the sole source of true joy, peace, and fulfillment, with all other loves being subordinate and purified.

## Explanation

The ultimate goal is to rest in God alone, loving Him above every creature and gift, and finding in Him the sole source of true joy, peace, and fulfillment, with all other loves being subordinate and purified.

States that if God were the sole object of desire, one would be less troubled by erring judgments, highlighting the primacy of love for God.

The chapter teaches that true charity seeks God alone as the highest good, desiring His glory above all else.

Emphasizes putting whole trust in God, loving Christ above all, and finding rest only in union with Him.

The central theme: Jesus must be loved alone above all things, and all created loves are deceiving and unstable.

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