But whoever keeps His word, truly in him the charity of God is perfected. And by this we know that we are in Him. (1Jn 2:5)
ὃς δʼ ἂν τηρῇ αὐτοῦ τὸν λόγον, ἀληθῶς ἐν τούτῳ ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ τετελείωται, ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷἐσμεν.
qui autem servat verbum eius, vere in hoc caritas Dei consummata est. In hoc cognoscimus quoniam in ipso sumus.
One of the distinctive feature of love is that it does not stop at half-measures. In its internal dynamics it pursues the goal. The goal is to unite in mutuality. God reveals love through His word, which is not just a commandment. He Himself is Love. The perfection of love is manifested in the fact that it achieves its goal. The verb “to perfect” comes from the word goal (Greek τέλος telos).
