In some ways, this is the fullest expression of what Christian love is all about. It does not seek its own; it does not believe that “finding oneself” is the highest good; it is not enamored with self-gain, self-justification, self-worth. To the contrary, it seeks the good of one’s neighbor – or enemy.
— Gordon Fee (1934–2022), Neutestamentler, Theologieprofessor und Pastor
Related Bible passage: 1COR.13.5
Topics: Love, Service & Love of Neighbour, Discipleship
Occasions: For Reflection
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Mother Teresa
I am the prodigal son every time I search for unconditional love where it cannot be found.
Henri Nouwen
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
To love a person means to see them as God meant them to be.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
I ask myself: what does hell mean? I maintain: it is the inability to love.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
A drop of love is worth more than an ocean of reason.
Blaise Pascal
Love keeps no record of wrongs, but bitterness keeps detailed accounts.
Craig Groeschel
The world consists of nothing but opportunities for love.
Søren Kierkegaard