1 JOHN 4:7-19 (NLT)

“The LOVE of GOD”from

Dear friends,let us continue to love one

anotherFOR LOVE COMES FROM

GOD

Anyone who lovesis a child of God &

KNOWS GOD<<BUT>>

anyone who does not loveDOES NOT KNOW GOD

FOR GOD IS

LOVE

GOD SHOWED how much he

LOVED

us by sending his one and only SON into the

world

so that we might haveETERNAL LIFE

THROUGH HIM [ the

SON ]

THIS IS

REAL LOVE:

NOT THAT WE LOVED GOD<<BUT>>

& sent his SON as a sacrifice to take away our

sins

THAT HE LOVED US

Dear friends,since GOD loved us that

much, we surely ought toLOVE EACH OTHER

<<BUT>>No one has ever seen God.

GOD LIVES IN USif we love each other

& his love is brought to full expression in us.

And GOD has given us his

SPIRITas

PROOFthat we live in him and him in us

Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes & now

TESTIFYthat the FATHER sent his SON to be

theSAVIOR OF THE WORLD

All who

CONFESSthat JESUS is the SON of GOD

GOD LIVING IN THEM

have

THEY LIVE IN GOD&

We know

HOW MUCH GOD LOVES US

PUT OUR TRUST IN HIS LOVE

and we have

GOD IS

LOVE

And all whoLIVE IN LOVELIVE IN GOD&GOD LIVES IN THEM

And

as we live in GOD,

our LOVEGROWS MORE

PERFECT

SoWE WILL NOT BE AFRAID

CONFIDENCE

on the day of judgment,

<<BUT>>we can face him with

because we live like JESUS here in the world

SUCH LOVE HAS NO

FEAR

PERFECT LOVE

EXPELLS ALL FEAR

because

AFRAIDIf we are

it is for

FEARof

PUNISHMENT

WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED HIS PERFECT

LOVE

And this shows that

We LOVE each other

he LOVED us first

because