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NASB | 1 John 4:16 We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 4:16 We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him. |
Bible Question:
We know that God is love. The Bible tells us so (1 John 4:8,16). But a person may sometimes find if difficult to believe that. “If God is love, then why …?”, they ask. Many evidences convince us that God is, that is, that he exists (Romans 1:20; Hebrews 11:6). We may understand from looking at his creation that God is great (Psalm 33:6-9; Jeremiah 10:12; Jeremiah 32:17) and he is wise (Psalm 104:24; Psalm 136:5; Proverbs 3:19; Jeremiah 51:15). We may even believe that God is good (Psalm 37:1; Isaiah 63:7) because the things he made are good (Genesis 1:31;Psalm 19:1) and he has done good (Psalm 136; Matthew 5:45) . Moreover, his laws are good (Nehemiah 9:13;Psalm 19:7,8) and they are designed for our good (Psalm 19:11; Isaiah 1:19). Similarly, we may see and understand that God is true. He is just. He is holy. Etc. But how do we know of a truth that God is love? It is a topic I intend to pursue, and I trust that others will join in. It is potentially a topic of great benefit, and deep. For one thing, I have noted that “true” and “good” and “just” and “holy” are adjectives. But “Love” is a noun. How can God be love? What does it mean? And how do we know it? How can we know it? |
Bible Answer: My first thoughts: The best way we know God is love is the fact that he chose to save us by his own death. Christ says, "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." [John 15:13] |
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