Love covers (knows how to deal with) sin, but does not cover up sin.
There is a distinction between who we are (identity) and what we do (role, gifting).
1) The direct object: love is a verb; what/who do we love?
2) What does it mean to become a mature person, biblically understood?
Becoming a person is different to being trained in a role.
Biblical education teaches us how to be persons.
Issues in relationships are addressed by starting with the people.
We cannot have mature ministries, mature fellowship without mature people.
Moving forward requires learning the correct lessons.