Standing for truth or Jesus?

I have said many a time that "I want to stand for truth" often times while defending one of my denominational "truths". I am saddened as I think of how many times I have engaged in heated (passionate?) arguments with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ over some doctrinal stand I felt was important. I am humbled when I think of how many people I offended by standing strongly (even harshly) over a belief I felt was important(ex. speaking in tongues being the initial physical evidence, or it being wrong to celebrate Christmas) I passionately defended the beliefs I was raised with, beliefs I now think are wrong and unbiblical. And in my arrogance I justified it all with wanting to stand for truth. Now am I suggesting we live a life of compromise, not at all, I'm saying instead of standing for truth, lets stand for Jesus (THE TRUTH John 14:6). Leonard Ravenhill said " Your doctrine can be as straight as a gun barrel and just as empty.", Isn't that what truth without love is, empty? I believe many people are asking the same question Pilate asked "what is truth?" but the answer they are looking for is not some dusty theological or doctrinal argument they need to see Jesus. Jesus said people would know I was His not because I stood for truth, but because of my love. So while I still believe that loving Jesus means keeping his commandments, and I want to be a workman not ashamed, correctly dividing the word of truth. I want to speak that truth in love so we may all grow to be more Christlike, and not merely to win doctrinal arguments. These past few weeks this is the verse that God has continually been bringing me back to "Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." (Matthew 22:36-40). This is how I want to live, may everything I do and say be motivated first by absolute and total love for God, and secondly by true love for neighbor. I wonder, if our conversations were filtered through this verse and not our religious colored glasses if we could avoid many of our arguments and divisions? My hearts continued cry is, may I be like Jesus, full of grace and truth, may I love as He loved, and live as He lived. Father through your Holy Spirit please help me to stand for Jesus, teach me thy ways that I may walk in thy truths, God please fill me to overflowing with your amazing love so that in all I do, everywhere I go, your love shines through me! In Jesus Name, Amen