7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. Ver. 7. Beloved, let us love one another ] This beloved disciple breathes nothing but love; as if he had been born with love in his mouth, as they say. read more
let: 1 John 4:20, 1 John 4:21, 1 John 2:10, 1 John 3:10-Isaiah :, 1 John 5:1 love is: 1 John 4:8, Deuteronomy 30:6, Galatians 5:22, 1 Thessalonians 4:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 Peter 1:22 every: 1 John 4:12, 1 John 2:29, 1 John 3:14, 1 John 5:1 and knoweth: John 17:3, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Galatians 4:9 Reciprocal: Genesis 13:8 - brethren Psalms 26:3 - For Psalms 34:8 - Lord Psalms 52:1 - goodness Matthew 22:40 - General Matthew 25:40 - Inasmuch Mark 12:31 - Thou Luke 6:35 -... read more
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.Let us love one another — From the doctrine he has just been defending he draws this exhortation. It is by the Spirit that the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts. Every one that truly loveth God and his neighbour is born of God. read more
7. Love one another Namely, with that elevated love which desires and seeks to do everything for the happiness of the object loved, both temporal and eternal. Our apostle here begins with this spirit of love in our hearts, and traces it to its fountain, God. Knoweth God Philosophers may prove by various arguments the being and attributes of God; but it is to divine experience we must resort to know God as love. Much of goodness appears in nature, but the fulness of love in God... read more
2. The one confirmatory test love. The threefold love between God, the believer, and the brethren, 1 John 4:7-21. The one test is love; centered in God, 8; and manifested to us in Christ, 9-11; into which love we come by union through faith with Christ and God, 12-16; which love may be perfected in us, 17-19; and this divine love is love to our fellow-man, 20, 21. Our apostle does not argue and reason out this statement; he affirms it, aphoristically and positively, by successive... read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - 1 John 4:7-10
1 John 4:7-10Beloved, let us love one another A triune philosophyI.The philosophy of the new birth. “Everyone that loveth is born of God.” To begin to love deeply, truely, purely--that is to be born again, for he that loveth is born of God.II. The philosophy of the true knowledge of God. “Everyone that loveth, knoweth God.” Not in creeds but through love shall come true knowledge of God.III. The philosophy of the atonement. “Herein is love,” etc. (B. J. Snell, M. A.)Love is of God--God is... read more