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title = "1 John 4:7–12"
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date = "2024-08-16"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1John4.7-12)
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These few verses explain a lot of what is wrong in the world today.
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Knowledge of God in a saving way is linked to loving the brethren.
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"Love is love," the world says, but what they are talking about is gratification.
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Instead, "God is love" (_v. 8_) and His love for us teaches us what love truly is.
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The Father sent the Son into the world to live a perfect life, die the death we deserve, and rise again to prove His authenticity.
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All this He did while we were His enemies and hostile to His message and purposes.
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Most of us would be willing to die for our family.
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Some of us might even die for our friends or allies.
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None of us would die for our enemies.
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So then, when we have experienced the love of God in such a deep way, it fills up our lives and flows out to those around us.
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We begin to love as God loves, and we love those God loves.
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Increase our love for You and for those around us.
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