1 John 4:19-20 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

¹⁹We love because He first loved us.

²⁰If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

— 1 John 4:19-20

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Brotherly Love

Illustration of 1 John 4:20

Inspirational illustration of 1 John 4:20 -- If anyone says, I love God, yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

First Loved

Illustration of 1 John 4:19

Inspirational illustration of 1 John 4:19 -- We love because he first loved us.

If anyone says, "I love God,"...

Illustration of 1 John 4:20

Illustration of 1 John 4:20 -- If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

We love because [God] first loved us.

Illustration of 1 John 4:19

Illustration of 1 John 4:19 -- We love because [God] first loved us.

We love because he first loved us.

Illustration of 1 John 4:19

Illustration of 1 John 4:19 -- We love because he first loved us.

We love because he first loved us.

Illustration of 1 John 4:19

Illustration of 1 John 4:19 -- We love because he first loved us.

"I love God,"

Illustration of 1 John 4:20-21

Illustration of 1 John 4:20-21 -- If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother."

Love Displaces Fear of Judgment

Illustration of 1 John 4:18-19 AMP

Illustration of 1 John 4:18-19 AMP -- There is no fear in love [dread does not exist]. But perfect (complete, full-grown) love drives out fear, because fear involves [the expectation of divine] punishment, so the one who is afraid [of God’s judgment] is not perfected in love [has not grown into a sufficient understanding of God’s love]. We love, because He first loved us.

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