What does love require of us? We have talked about how loving it is that we are truthful with one another but how do we otherwise love in word and deed? "Love is very much a matter of actions rather than emotions. However, although this emphasis on acts of love is certainly necessary, we can sometimes give the impression that love doesn't involve any emotion - that it is entirely an act of the will, of one's duty, regardless of how one feels. We can even promote the 'I can love him but I can't like him' type of attitude. The Bible does not support such an unbalanced concept of love... fervently, fondly, and affectionately (are used in the Bible) to describe the love Christians ought to have for one another... Obviously such a fervency of spirit cannot substitute for loving actions, but surely it should accompany them. We dare not settle for less." -Jerry Bridges
