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NASB | 1 John 2:5 but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 2:5 But whoever habitually keeps His word and obeys His precepts [and treasures His message in its entirety], in him the love of God has truly been perfected [it is completed and has reached maturity]. By this we know [for certain] that we are in Him: |
Bible Question: How does God's Love as mentioned in this verse differ from "love" as we commonly use the term? |
Bible Answer: The love of God is unconditional, by that I mean is not based on anything but His love for us. Greek word is Agape which contrasts to what we normally call love. We have an eros type love which is a love between a man and a women or we philo type love which is a love of a brother for another. Both of these are based something that something being; attraction, relationship, filled or preceived need or emotion. However agape love is pure love for no other reason than you love. You may want to do a word study for yourself, get yourself a good Bible word dictionary, a concordance and perhaps a book like Robertson's word picture of New Testament words. EdB |
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