Without dissimulation

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. – Romans 12.

This section of Romans 12 is just a powerful series of instructions on putting into practice the teaching of using our gifts. We could almost stop and examine every single phrase in every single verse. We could spend many weeks over the next few verses as Paul teaches what it means to live the sacrificed life.

The first topic Paul addresses is love. It is amazes how often love comes at the top of the list when it comes to Christian living. 

Let love be without hypocrisy - or without dissimulation. 

I like the old King James word here - let love be without dissimulation. I like it because that word means more than just 'without hypocrisy.' From what I can grasp it seems truer to the meaning of the Greek word here.

A dissimulation roughly means a disguise.  It means something that is feigned. It is not real. It is fake. And yes, it is hypocritical.

True Christian love can be none of these. True Christian love is undisguised love, it is unfeigned love, it is not hypocritical. 

Fake love is one of the ugliest things we can come across. Fake love is self-serving. Real love is giving. Love without dissimulation is sacrificial love.

How does our love compare to the ‘without dissimulation’ standard?