Truth
Truth without love is brutality. Love without truth is hypocrisy. (Mike Lee, former pastor)
“The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” That’s what we affirm we will say when we testify in court. And the truth sometimes hurts. Maybe we should reserve the truth only for those who have the need and right to hear it. Even then, we must present it in a way that’s helpful and not harmful. We should always speak the truth in love.
Let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions (1 John 3:18).