The Lord Jesus Christ came down from heaven as the Son of God's love. "God so
loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son" (John 3:16). God's Son came
to show what love is , and He lived a life of love here on earth in fellowship
with His disciples, in compassion over the poor and miserable, in love even to
His enemies. And, He died the death of love. And when He went back to heaven,
whom did He send down? The Spirit of love, to come and banish selfishness and
envy and pride, and bring the love of God into the hearts of men. "The fruit of
the Spirit is love." - Andrew Murray
He [satan] chains their souls down to earth and hell, with the chains of their
own vile affections. He binds them down to the earth, by love of the world, love
of money, of pleasure, of praise. And by pride, envy, anger, hate, revenge, he
causes their souls to draw nigh unto hell; acting the more secure and
uncontrolled, because they know not that he acts at all. - John Wesley
Along with these affections [of the heart] are the various passions and
emotions, pride, acquisitiveness, anger, emulation, mirth, joy, sorrow, and many
more, all of which are right or wrong according to their measure, their motive
and their limitations. It is possible to be angry and sin not, to be proud
without vanity, to emulate without envy, to 'covet earnestly the best gifts'
without avarice, and to be ambitious for the highest recompenses without
worldliness in spirit or aim. - A. B. Simpson
The Lord Jesus Christ came down from heaven as the Son of God's love. "God so
loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son" (John 3:16). God's Son came
to show what love is , and He lived a life of love here on earth in fellowship
with His disciples, in compassion over the poor and miserable, in love even to
His enemies. And, He died the death of love. And when He went back to heaven,
whom did He send down? The Spirit of love, to come and banish selfishness and
envy and pride, and bring the love of God into the hearts of men. "The fruit of
the Spirit is love." - Andrew Murray
He [satan] chains their souls down to earth and hell, with the chains of their
own vile affections. He binds them down to the earth, by love of the world, love
of money, of pleasure, of praise. And by pride, envy, anger, hate, revenge, he
causes their souls to draw nigh unto hell; acting the more secure and
uncontrolled, because they know not that he acts at all. - John Wesley
Along with these affections [of the heart] are the various passions and
emotions, pride, acquisitiveness, anger, emulation, mirth, joy, sorrow, and many
more, all of which are right or wrong according to their measure, their motive
and their limitations. It is possible to be angry and sin not, to be proud
without vanity, to emulate without envy, to 'covet earnestly the best gifts'
without avarice, and to be ambitious for the highest recompenses without
worldliness in spirit or aim. - A. B. Simpson