Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
God is love
And he
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Bible References
We
1 John 4:9
God's love for us has been manifested in that He has sent His only Son into the world so that we may have Life through Him.
1 John 3:1
See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us--that we should be called God's children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us--because it has not known Him.
1 Corinthians 2:9
But--to use the words of Scripture--we speak of things which eye has not seen nor ear heard, and which have never entered the heart of man: all that God has in readiness for them that love Him.
God is love
1 John 4:8
He who is destitute of love has never had any knowledge of God; because God is love.
And he
1 John 4:12
No one has ever yet seen God. If we love one another, God continues in union with us, and His love in all its perfection is in our hearts.
1 John 3:24
The man who obeys His commands continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him; and through His Spirit whom He has given us we can know that He continues in union with us.
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1 John 4:13
We can know that we are continuing in union with Him and that He is continuing in union with us, by the fact that He has given us a portion of His Spirit.