1 John 4:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

1 John 4:8

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Knoweth

1 John 2:4

1 John 3:6

John 8:54

God is

Hebrews 12:29

General references

Bible References

Knoweth

The man who says, I have knowledge of him, and does not keep his laws, is false, and there is nothing true in him:

Anyone who is in him does no sin; anyone who is a sinner has not seen him and has no knowledge of him.

Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.

God is

This is the word which came to us from him and which we give to you, that God is light and in him there is nothing dark.

And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith;

Let this be my last word, brothers; be glad; be complete; be comforted; be of the same mind; be at peace with one another: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,

For our God is an all-burning fire.

General references

On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based.

Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.

Let all you do be done in love.

Go on loving your brothers in the faith.