What does it mean that Paul's love was unfeigned?
Paul's love was unfeigned, meaning it was genuine and sincere, without a false front or veneer. He did not put on such a front when entering pagan cities; rather, he came with a heart full of revelation and knowledge in the power and working of the Holy Spirit.
Les teaches that the phrase 'love unfeigned' in 2 Corinthians 6 means Paul's love was without a false front or veneer. He explains that Paul never entered a pagan city with a put-on appearance; rather, he came with a heart full of revelation and knowledge, ministering in the power and working of the Holy Spirit. This unfeigned love is part of a list of qualities that also includes pureness, knowledge, longsuffering, kindness, and the Holy Spirit, all stemming from supernatural revelations from the Ascended Lord. It was genuine and sincere, not a performance.
By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,