1. Philemon 1:5 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is the connection between faith and love?

Philemon 1:5 (ESV)

5 because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints,

Love for God’s people is closely linked with faith. Indeed, it is from faith in the Lord Jesus that love grows and it is by faith that love is nourished.1 Love shown toward other believers is a love that comes from a conviction that they are now my family (brother and sister) because I belong to Christ.