What happens when love is operating in us?
When love is operating in believers, they do no ill to their neighbor and refuse to avenge themselves, letting God take care of vengeance. Such love fulfills the law, mirroring the self-giving love that put Christ on the cross and now shapes the believer’s attitude toward neighbors and even enemies.
Les explains that if love is operating, as much as lieth in us, we will not avenge someone who wrongs us; we let God take care of that. Love works no ill to a neighbor, and love is the fulfilling of the law. He points to the cross as the epitome of love, where love put Christ on the cross and caused God to pour out mercy. When that love has been imparted to believers, it becomes their attitude toward the people around them and even their enemies.