ACC ~ 1 John 4 v11

IF GOD SO LOVED US. BEDE: This is precisely what the apostle Paul meant when he wrote: “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” ON 1 JOHN.

WE OUGHT TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER. OECUMENIUS: The love we show to one another ought to be like the love which God has shown to us. I mean by that it should be sincere and pure, without ulterior motives or other hidden thoughts of the kind we normally associate with robbers and other evildoers. COMMENTARY ON 1 JOHN.

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