EMPOWERED WITH LOVE, TRUTH, AND PEACE

The Bible speaks a lot about love, truth, and peace, often tying them together as essential parts of living in God’s will.

Here’s a breakdown with scripture references:

 

 

 

1. Love

 

 

• The Greatest Commandment:

  “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind… and… You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37–39)

• Definition of Love:

  “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.” (1 Corinthians 13:4–5)

• Proof of Discipleship:

  “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35)

 

 

 

 

2. Truth

 

 

• Jesus is Truth:

  “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6)

• Sanctification by Truth:

  “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” (John 17:17)

• Speaking Truth in Love:

  “Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.” (Ephesians 4:15)

 

 

 

 

3. Peace

 

 

• Peace from God:

  “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7)

• Christ as Our Peace:

  “For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility.” (Ephesians 2:14)

• Call to Peace:

  “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” (Romans 12:18)

 

 

 

 

All Three Together

 

 

One verse ties them beautifully:

 

 “These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace; do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the Lord.” (Zechariah 8:16–17)

 

This shows truth, love, and peace as divine priorities