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1 John 4:8-10 (MSG)

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⁸ The person who refuses to love doesn't know the first thing about God, because God is love--so you can't know him if you don't love. ⁹ This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. ¹⁰ This is the kind of love we are talking about--not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they've done to our relationship with God.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 8) Love - Whoever does not love does not know God - God is love
(v. 9) Love - This is love: God sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins
(v. 10) Love - This is love: God sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 8) To Live is Christ - To Love is to Live (2010-03-04)
(v. 8) God Is (part V) (2011-03-24)
(v. 8) Fearing God - Awe and Gratitude (2011-08-28)
(v. 9) Why We Need Jesus - He Reconciles Us to God (2009-04-25)
(v. 9) God Is (part V) (2011-03-24)
(v. 9) Fearing God - Awe and Gratitude (2011-08-28)
(v. 10) Why We Need Jesus - He Reconciles Us to God (2009-04-25)
(v. 10) God Is (part V) (2011-03-24)
(v. 10) Fearing God - Awe and Gratitude (2011-08-28)