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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.]
26 kwi 2024 · In 1 John 4:7–8, the apostle John returns to one of his favorite subjects—love: “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love” (NKJV).
19 cze 2024 · Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. ” 1 John 4:7-10 NIV.
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.
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."
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.
12 lut 2024 · What Did John Mean When He Said 'God Is Love'? “The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” In this verse, we see that John equates God with love.
