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1 John 4:19-20 (MSG)

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19 We, though, are going to love--love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He loved us first. 20 If anyone boasts, "I love God," and goes right on hating his brother or sister, thinking nothing of it, he is a liar. If he won't love the person he can see, how can he love the God he can't see?


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 19) Love - He loved us first
(v. 20) Hatred - Anyone who hates his brother is a liar
(v. 20) Anger / Fits of Rage / Bitterness - Hate your brother? How can he love God?

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 19) Jesus with People - Trusting (2009-02-08)
(v. 19) To Live is Christ - Having the Same Love (2010-03-10)
(v. 19) Cross of Christ - Kansas City (part IV) (2011-02-20)
(v. 20) Jesus with People - Trusting (2009-02-08)
(v. 20) Kingdom First - True Companions (2010-01-13)
(v. 20) Why can't we be friends? (2010-09-16)