Matthew 7:20

20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

John 15:5

5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

The Preeminence The Preeminence of Loveof Love

I Corinthians 13:1-3I Corinthians 13:1-31 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

The Practice of The Practice of LoveLove

I Corinthians 13:4-6I Corinthians 13:4-64 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

I Corinthians 13:7-8I Corinthians 13:7-8

7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

I Peter 4:8I Peter 4:8

“Love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”

John 13:34-35John 13:34-35

34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

The Permanence of The Permanence of LoveLove

I Corinthians 13:13I Corinthians 13:13

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Romans 5:8Romans 5:8

8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.