Your salvation doesn't depend on this. Christ did it. The law is completely fulfilled for you. You're free to finally love them for their own sake because they need someone to love them. Enjoy God now and you can enjoy your neighbor now. I think that's a wonderful gift that we can take joy in. We're not doing this to earn anything. It's just the act of worship.
Most Christians know about the forgiveness of sins, but not the doctrine of active obedience. But how do we become righteous if not through imputation? In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and Walter Strickland explain what is meant by the active obedience of Christ and why there’s no hope without it.