His life and death were all love. Love is His life, and the life He gives. He only lives to love, to live out His life of love in us, to give Himself in all who will receive Him. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of love. He cannot impart Christ's life without imparting His love.
Full salvation is perfect love.
Nothing can be more unnatural than that Christians should not love one another, even as Christ loved them. The life they received from their heavenly Vine is nothing but love. As the special sort of vine is known by the fruit it bears, the nature of the heavenly Vine is to be judged of by the love His disciples have to one another. See that you obey this commandment. Love your brethren as the way to abide in the love of your Lord.