strength of his own power of love; even in full-blown and active engagement (such as that of the Samaritan) he only testifies to the light, as Christ Himself, the Son of the Father to whom the light was given as His own, wanted in all His radiance only to testify to the Father. If the Christian therefore were to give definitively the love he has for his fellow men the character of a purely interpersonal (even if humanly perfect) love, then he would be acting counter to the command to allow his light