Rom 12:9 | MHM | STEP | V. 9. Here begins that part of our duty which respects our brethren, of which we have many instances in brief exhortations. Now all our duty towards one another is summed up in one word—and that a sweet word— love. In that is laid the foundation of all our mutual duty; and therefore the apostle mentions this first, which is the livery of Christ's disciples, and the great law of our religion: Let love be without dissimulation —not in compliment and pretence, but in reality; not in word and tongue only, 1 Jn. 3:18 . The right love is love unfeigned; not as the kisses of an enemy, which are deceitful. We should be glad of an opportunity to prove the sincerity of our love, 2 Co. 8:8 . More particularly, there is a love owing to our friends, and a love owing to our enemies. He specifies both.

‏ Romans 12:9

V. 9. Here begins that part of our duty which respects our brethren, of which we have many instances in brief exhortations. Now all our duty towards one another is summed up in one word—and that a sweet word—love. In that is laid the foundation of all our mutual duty; and therefore the apostle mentions this first, which is the livery of Christ's disciples, and the great law of our religion: Let love be without dissimulation—not in compliment and pretence, but in reality; not in word and tongue only, 1 Jn. 3:18 ^a. The right love is love unfeigned; not as the kisses of an enemy, which are deceitful. We should be glad of an opportunity to prove the sincerity of our love, 2 Co. 8:8 ^b. More particularly, there is a love owing to our friends, and a love owing to our enemies. He specifies both.