Truth/scripture -> conviction -> action -> Love

We read scripture to understand the things that God desires, what breaks His heart. We then become convicted in our hearts. But conviction is not enough with action, to live out the Gospel instead of just hearing it, making disciples and preaching the Gospel to all nations. Then when we encounter people in certain situations, such as inequality or poverty or pain, we can show them Love and provide for them. That is what fighting the good fight means. That is what running the good race means. We live for God. Without God, all things are really meaningless...morality is meaningless...showing kindness is meaningless...loving others is meaningless.

Truth without conviction is useless in a person's life. Conviction is useless without action, else its all wishful thinking and good intentions. Action without love is meaningless, both in the sense that there is no foundation or source for the action, and the action will not feel or look real. Thus action without love is meaningless and directionless.

⁵ For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; ⁶ and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; ⁷ and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. ⁸ For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.
¹⁰ Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, ¹¹ and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:5-11