The love of Christ is always there and unchanging, no matter what we do, but it is when we are obedient that we actually begin to feel it.
A mature heart for Christ would much rather spend its time praising him than condemning his fanatics.
To believe in the truth of Christ is to be introduced to another form of hatred, and that is not sharing Him.
The conscious attempt to be a good person without Christ is as legalistic as an attempt to make it into Heaven through empty religiosity.