“We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” (1 John 4:16, NASB)

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For John, Christ’s main teaching is love. It is God’s nature to love. Love in human nature has been damaged by sin, but when one is renewed by God, he learns to love as God loves. For only those who are to some degree like Him truly know Him.

In God’s essential nature and in all His actions, God is loving. Now that we have received His love, may we learn to love as God loves.

References:

MySword for Android. Riversoft Ministry, 2011-2019.

Olive Tree Bible Software. olivetree.com

Zondervan NASB Study Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1999.

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