If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed! Come, Lord! — Paul pronounces curse (anáthema, a binding judgment or excommunication) against those who do not love (agapáô) the Lord. The Aramaic cry 'maranatha' (maran atha: 'Our Lord, come!') expresses eager eschatological expectation. Love for Christ and desire for his return are the marks of true faith.

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