Fear is a stranger to love; for perfect loves excludes all fear: since pain is the object of fear, he that is affected with fear, cannot be sincere in his love.

if a man says he loves God, and yet hates his brother, he is a lyar: for he that does not love his brother, who is before his eyes, how can he love God who is invisible?

Love not the world, nor let worldly things engage your affections. he that is worldly affected is a stranger to divine love.

as for us, we know, that we have passed from a state of death to that of life, because we love our brethren: he that does not love his brother, is in a destructive state.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God.

no man hath ever seen God. if we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and our love for him is then sincere.

besides, 'tis a commandment we have receiv'd from him, that he who would love God, must love his brother also.

by this we may know that we love the children of God, if we love God, and keep his commandments.

and what heightens his love, was this, that it was not we who first loved God, but it was he that first loved us, and sent his son to expiate our sins.

but he that observes his precepts, loves God with a true and perfect love: 'tis by this we know that we are truly christians.

beloved, if God so loved us, we ought to love one another.

and we have known, and are convinced that God hath loved us. God is love; and he that cultivates social affection, dwelleth in God, and God in him.

let us love him; since he first loved us.

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Messiah, is born of God: and every one that loves the father, will likewise be affected with love to his son.