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NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Full-Color, Red Letter: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
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God’s Love and Ours - Dear friends, let us love one another,...
- Bible Gateway Passage
The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.]
Love comes from God, so those who demonstrate love show they have fellowship with Him. The inverse is also true. The person who does not demonstrate love does not know God. John has already highlighted this message in previous chapters. However, the emphasis in this section is that God is love.
19 cze 2024 · The Nature of God's Love. At its core, the statement "God is love" means that love is an essential attribute of God's character. It is not merely one of His many characteristics but is central to who He is. According to 1 John 4:16, "God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them."
12 lut 2024 · “The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:8) In this verse, we see that John equates God with love. This metaphorical statement takes on a literal...
For it is God's nature to be kind, and to give happiness. The law of God is love; and all would have been perfectly happy, had all obeyed it. The provision of the gospel, for the forgiveness of sin, and the salvation of sinners, consistently with God's glory and justice, shows that God is love.
20 maj 2022 · The Message paraphrase of 1 John 4:8 reads, “The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love- so you can’t know him if you don’t love.” Our view of God grows as we surrender more and more to Him, in exchange for His will in our lives.
