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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.]
19 cze 2024 · 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."
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.
Instead of "love is of God" (verse 7), we have "God is Love" - a far deeper thought; and instead of "knoweth not God," we have "knew not God," or, as we should say in English, "hath not known" or "never knew God."
19 cze 2024 · 1 John 4:8 states, “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love” (emphasis added). If we keep reading, we come to verse 16 in the same chapter, “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them” (emphasis added).
20 maj 2022 · How Does the Meaning of “God Is Love” Impact Our View of Him? “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” The unconditional nature of God’s love teaches us a lot about who He is. His plans will not be thwarted and His will is good.
The apostle John writes, “He who does not love does not know God, for God is love” (1 John 4:8). He reiterates this truth a few sentences later: “God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him” (1 John 4:16).
