If we are ruled by the Love of God, it will provide a tender comfort at all times, which we will be quick to extend to our brother in the Lord. Conversely, if we are ruled by self-will, as are many, if not most, Christians, then the end result will be the ways of the world. That’s the reason the will, i.e., “self,” must be hidden in Christ. If it is hidden in Christ, only love will flow from such a heart. If self-will is the case, the individual will use the ways of the world, which speaks of selfishness,
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