"Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren," 520 Peter continued, "see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently." The word of God--the truth--is the channel through which the Lord manifests His Spirit and power. Obedience to the word produces fruit of the required quality --"unfeigned love of the brethren." This love is heaven-born and leads to high motives and unselfish actions.

"Da I har renset jeres sjæle i lydighed mod sandheden til at nære oprigtig broderkærlighed," fortsatte Peter, "så elsk hverandre inderligt af hjertet." Guds ord sandheden er vejen, ad hvilken Gud tilkendegiver sin Ånd og sin magt. Lydighed mod ordet frembringer frugt af den rette slags: "Oprigtig broderkærlighed." Denne kærlighed stammer fra Himmelen og fører til ædle tilskyndelser og uselviske handlinger.