E. Love as Christ Loved................... 4:7-5:3
1Jo 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.1Jo 4:8
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.1Jo 4:9
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.1Jo 4:10
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.1Jo 4:11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.1Jo 4:12
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.1Jo 4:13
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.1Jo 4:14
And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.1Jo 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.1Jo 4:16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.1Jo 4:17
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.1Jo 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.1Jo 4:19
We love him, because he first loved us.1Jo 4:20
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?1Jo 4:21
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.1Jo 5:1
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.1Jo 5:2
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.1Jo 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.