It really is that simple. Love is acted out in all of the dealings of Jesus with people. To have compassion is to feel and experience the feelings and experiences of others. To live with courage is to act on your confidence that God is with you and within you. The presence of God through the Spirit in your life calms your fears and gives you the confidence to accept yourself and others and to be your true self no matter what others might think or do.
Political power is based on deceit and the threat of violence.
Spiritual power is based on love and truth. The startling contrast between Jesus and worldly power is always evident throughout the Four Gospels. The use of force or deceit to gain religious control was completely foreign to the Spirit of Jesus. Jesus would die before he would lie or hate. Spiritual truth is elusive and comes by insight and revelation more than by reading and studying.