You must love your neighbor as yourself.—Jas. 2:8.
James added:
“If you continue showing favoritism, you are committing sin.” (Jas. 2:9)
In contrast, love will move us to avoid any discrimination based on education, race, or social status. Indeed, impartiality needs to be more than a veneer. It must be a genuine part of our personality. Love is also “patient and kind” and “does not get puffed up.” (1 Cor. 13:4)
Fittingly, the Bible’s description of the new personality concludes with this powerful truth:
“Besides all these things, clothe yourselves with love, for it is a perfect bond of union.” — Col. 3:14.
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Preceding:
Loving each other with deeds and in sincerity
Nederlandse versie: De naaste liefhebbend als zichzelf
Afrikaanse weergawe: Om die naaste lief te hê soos homself
Deutsche Version: Den Nachbarn wie sich selbst lieben
Version Française: Aimer le prochain comme lui-même
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Additional reading
- A man who cannot forgive others
- The first on the list of the concerns of the saint
- Christ’s ethical teaching
- The Greatest of These is Love
- The Law of Christ: Law of Love
- We love because he first loved us
- Love turns one person into two; and two into one
- The one who has not had a taste of love
- Do not forget the important sign of belief
- Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness
- No fear in love
- When we love we do not need laws
- This is true love
- Lying in the senses in matters of love
- To be chained by love for another one
- Love and cultivate that which is pure
- Walking in love by faith, not by sight
- Love envieth not
- Love been perfected with us
- If we love one another, God lives in us
- Spread love everywhere you go
- God let my compassionate affection be tolerant and kind
- The Spirit of God imparts love,inspires hope, and gives liberty
- Love is like playing the piano
- Love will cure more sins than condemnation
- Unarmed truth and unconditional love
- Unconditional love
