1 John 4:8 (NLT): ...God is love.

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1 John 4:10 (NLT) This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

God’s love is personal

God’s love for others

1 John 4:11 (NIV) Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

I John 4:12 (NIV) … but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

God’s love overcomes

1 John 4:17-18 (NIV) This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence…There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear…

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