The fondational truth of Christianity: We begin in sin, guilty before God; He has saved us.

1 Corinthians 13 - a better way. Receive love from God in order to love. We learn the love of God through the pursuit of knowing God, learning who He is. We may learn through nature, working, and His commands. These things are not the and goal of the Christian life, they are the means to learn of God. This is the Christian life.