Tag: hate
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First John 4:19-21: God is Love

Mature Love is Expressed through Love for One Another 4:19 We love because He first loved us. 4:20 If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his fellow believer, he is a liar. For the one who does not love his fellow believer whom he has seen, cannot love the God whom he has not…
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First John 3:11-15: God is Righteous

Righteousness is Expressed in Loving Others 3:11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 3:12 We should not love like Cain. He was an offspring of the Evil One, and violently killed his brother. Why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were…
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First John 2:9-11: God is Light

Walking in the Darkness vs. Walking in the Light 2:9 The one who says, “I am in the light,” and yet hates his fellow believer, is still in the darkness. 2:10 The one who loves his fellow believer abides in the light and there is nothing in him to cause others to stumble. 2:11 But…
