Varying degrees of love will lead to greater or lesser degrees of intimacy.

Unity in support of truth and love should be diligently sought.

Perfected love would never ignore the Lord.

Love brings laughter, tears, and healing.

We love God by loving our neighbor.

Love tries to cultivate while magic tries to dominate.

Love is the one fruit of being led by God’s Spirit.

Love focuses on the truth as well as on the well-being of others.

Love that habitually refuses to help is not love.

For the best possible marriage, romantic love should be nurtured.

Love isn’t concerned about having high status with others.

Failure to love others is failure to love God.

We are to hate evil, not be indifferent to it.

Accepting another is more than tolerating them.

Love must be shown.

Patience is essential to pleasing God.

A pure heart is loving and generous.

To love another is to want to help them flourish according to God’s plan for them.

God is worthy of the first and last word. We are commanded to be quick to listen and slow to speak. Listening is important.