1 John 4:19–5:4
Chapter 4
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We love because he first loved us.
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If you say, ‘I love God,’ but hate your brother or sister, you are lying. How can you love God, whom you haven’t seen, if you do not love your brother or sister, whom you see?
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We received this command from him: those who love God must also love their brothers and sisters.
Chapter 5
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Conclusion
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.
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How can we know that we love God’s children? If we love God and obey his commandments,
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because God’s love requires us to keep his commandments. In fact, his commandments are not burdensome
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because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And our victory that overcomes the world is our faith.