Love is from God 1 John 4 7

Love is from God (1 John 4: 7 -21)

How to know if love is for real? True love is always behaviourally demonstrated

1 Corinthians 13 “Love Chapter” 1 2 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not 5 3 4 envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It 6 does not dishonour others, it is not self 7 8 seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no 9 record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in 10 11 evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always 12 13 14 protects, always trusts, always hopes, 15 always perseveres. b r e v a s i e v o L

… and it has been actively demonstrated

1 John 4 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Love is being passionate for the well-being of others

3 Proofs of God’s Love for us: 1 John 4 9 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. e h t d e s u a c 10 This. G is love: not that we loved God, but e v o l s ’ d (1) o n o S s i H g that he lovedious and sent his Son as an n i d n e s f o ss n i m atoning sacrifice for our sins.

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3 Proofs of God’s Love for us: 1 John 4 d e t a r t 9 This is how God showed his love among s n o m e d s i e v o l s ’ d o G ) 3 ( us: He sent his one and only Son into the ! t s o c s t i y b world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

God loves you, and is passionate for your well-being.

1 John 4 11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.