We cannot claim to love God, whom we do not see, if we hate those about us, whom we do see. Love of God and of neighbour fulfills the law of God. 8.3.3 Love is compassion for creation. Love is the service of others and is not self-centred. Love speaks the truth tempered with kindness.
Love grows in knowledge and discernment.
It is the road to Christian maturity, and is the way of seeing others as God sees them. Love follows the example of Jesus Christ. We should also love ourselves. Self-love is not selfishness. We love and accept ourselves because God has already loved and accepted us in Christ, providing the foundation of our sense of worth.