John 13:35 English Standard Version (ESV) By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
The second is the issue of a change of heart. This gives us the ability to feel what Jesus feels when He seeks to love the lost in ways we never could have done without the abiding presence of His love in us.
Ephesians 3:17 English Standard Version (ESV) so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Ephesians 6:6 English Standard Version (ESV) not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
A bondservant is one who gives himself up to another’s will those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing His cause among men. Source Vine’s Encyclopedia.
Note the wording, “whose service is used by Christ”. In this manner Paul rightly said in Galatians 2:20 “It is no longer I, but Christ who lives in me. I live by faith in the Son of God.” Text edited to hi-light the important relevant issues.
The 13th chapter of 1st Corinthians is the love chapter that defines agape love, God’s perfect love. If we judge ourselves by that standard we will discover that we come up short of that perfection over and over again. Failure leads to disappointment and self-incrimination. In order for the love of Christ, which abides now in our hearts, to love the unlovely, we must surrender ourselves to His will.
In order to know His will we need to allow our faith to identify His will and be obedient by faith.
Romans 16:25-27 English Standard Version
Doxology
25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26 but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith— 27 to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.
The third issue is that God the Father is glorified.