Besides our verbal expressions, our love must express itself in the realm of “deed,” in love-prompted, beneficent action. As Dodd remarks, “In rejecting a false legalism, and insisting upon the inwardness of true morality and religion, Christianity still demands that the spirit of charity should embody itself in definite outward action.”31 Christianity then is concerned about the nature and motivation of our deeds. The performance of our deed must be combined with “truth.” “Truth” here possibly may
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