Speaking the truth in love is different from having the Love of the Truth.
John 8:31-32
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, [then] are ye my disciples indeed;
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Jesus had just fully revealed that He and Our Heavenly Father were “one”, in full and complete unity. He contrasted this revelation with the fact that those listening to Him were “of the devil”. “Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.”
“If ye continue” denotes a specific path and direction of growth. You can receive a revelation and speak it in Love but that does not mean that you are necessarily in pursuit of Truth, it simply means that the Truth you do have, you are willing to share it with Love. Loving the Truth, on the other hand, is a pursuit of a greater revelation, line upon line, precept upon precept.
The Holy Bible is a panorama of progressive revelation. Just as the children of Israel left a life of bondage toward a life of freedom and blessing, we are to pursue that path that leads us to the fullness of Truth AND Love. Deception is a primary hindrance of walking this path. One of the greatest deceptions is to be receiving revelation in one area and stopping there, thus assuming you have “arrived”. In the wilderness, the children of Israel moved their camp 41 times. During those times when they were encamped, they were receiving revelation from Our Heavenly Father. However, they were warned not to build permanent dwellings at each camp of “revelation”. Each revelation was to be a foundation for the next revelation.
Look at your past. Remember back when you thought you knew everything only to find you knew very little? Why do you think you now have arrived? Love supersedes dimension, including time, for love is in command of the dimensions. Jesus was in unity with Our Heavenly Father BEFORE He went to the Cross and He was able to command the “God particles” to come into union for additional loaves and fishes. When you are in command, you can and will rest from your works. Until then, you are a work in process. Love and seek the Truth in its fullness. Love attracts, judgment repels.