Love
Love, and do what you will. (Augustine)
This sounds good. But maybe we’d better stop to think about what the writer is really saying. If Augustine meant that love is the basis for all proper conduct, we could probably agree. The Bible says that love can overlook the shortcomings of other people, but nowhere does it suggest that love can be an excuse for doing wrong. No; biblical love always wants the best for others.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).