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As before, John makes a direct application of this vital truth, saying: “Beloved ones, if this is how God loved us, then we are ourselves under obligation to love one another.” He later drives the point home by way of a forceful contrast, saying: “If anyone makes the statement: ‘I love God,’ and yet is hating his brother, he is a liar.” (1 John 4:11, 20)

God’s love for us should affect our attitude toward others. (1 John 4:11-13.) Since he loved us while we were yet sinners, “we are ourselves under obligation to love one another.” Among humans, “at no time has anyone beheld God.” So we cannot say that we love Jehovah because of having seen him. (Exodus 33:20; John 1:18; 4:24) By displaying love, however, we show that we love the Source of this quality.

Have a person or two that seem unlovable? Looking for a way to love them despite the hurt? Here are 4 Ways to Love the Unlovable.

Let's learn to love so much that we don't feel the need to forgive

Look to the Bible for scripture and wise words about the importance of loving others.

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