Knowing God Through Love

[7] Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. [8] He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. [9] In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. [10] Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. [11] Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. [12] No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. [13] Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. [14] And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. [15] Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. [16] And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. [17] Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. [18] There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. [19] We love him, because he first loved us.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

• Power

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

• Wisdom

But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

• Wisdom

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

• Searching

But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

• Assurance

But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

• Works

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

• Wisdom

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

• Reprobate
• Character

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

• Sincerity

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.