“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us.” – 1 John 4:18-19
We are taught to love one another because God teaches us this in His word. However, because of our own selfish pride, we tend to pick and choose who we decide to love instead. We tend to grow fearful of others based on their differences. This causes us to judge and grow hatred toward other people in our lives that do not essentially live up to our standards.
Instead of recognizing how we should apply God’s love to people we do not always want to associate with, we tend to turn away from them. As this verse tells us, love teaches us to have faith instead of being fearful. If you show love toward all people, this can create peace within you and God’s light can be shown through you.