This does not imply that the person is to ignore his own welfare and the welfare of his family. Every person is to work out their own salvation, and his own well-being in terms of the Scriptures. But if a person has as his primary goal their own happiness , it proves that he is selfish, he has denied the faith. True love will prompt us to seek the welfare of others with self-denial, personal sacrifice and work. Christian love will work for the well-being of the community, humanity and others at the sacrifice of our own time and even money.
Christian love lives to do good for others.
B. Christian love prohibits self-love and the seeking of praise and honor from others. The followers of Christ will also go about doing good as they have the opportunity. The Apostle is speaking primarily, but not exclusively of worldly goods . This encompasses all areas of life that one might have need in. This gives us some points.