Page 20 - Love in the Gospel

Dear friends, let us love one We love because He (God) first
another, for love comes from loved us. (1 John, 4:19)
God. Everyone who loves has
And this is love: that we walk in
been born of [the soul of] God
obedience to His commands. As
and knows God. Whoever
you have heard from the begin-
does not love does not know
ning, His command is that you
God, because God is love. (1
walk in love. (2 John, 1:6)
John, 4:7-8)
One of the teachers of the law
And so we know and rely on ....................................
came and heard them debating.
the love God has for us. God is
Noticing that Jesus had given
love. Whoever lives in love [for
them a good answer, he asked
God's approval] lives in God...
him, "Of all the commandments,
(1 John, 4:16)
which is the most important?"
In fact, this is love for God: to "The most important one," an-
LOVE IN THE GOSPEL 5:3) Israel: The Lord our God, the
swered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O
obey His commands... (1 John,

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