How do we know the importance of love in the church?

The importance of love is deeply rooted in Scripture, as Jesus emphasizes that the greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:37-39). In the context of the churches in Revelation, particularly in Ephesus, abandoning this love led to a warning from Jesus that He would remove their lampstand, representing their light and witness in the world (Revelation 2:5). This illustrates that a church's effectiveness and purity depend on its commitment to love—both for Christ and for one another, fulfilling the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2). Without love, a church may have good works but loses its soul.