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Bible study · 1 John 4:1-21

1 John 4: Love is of God

Read 1 John 4:1-21 before you meet.

In a few lines

Both verses in this chapter that open with Beloved and call for love of one another give a reason in the same verse: "for love is of God" (4:7), and "if God loved us in this way" (4:11).

The verse to carry

“Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”

1 John 4:7

To talk about

  1. 1. "Beloved, let’s love one another" (4:7). How might a group like this one live out these words together?

  2. 2. "because he first loved us" (4:19). How can being loved first shape the way someone loves others?

  3. 3. "We know and have believed the love which God has for us." (4:16). Which words in this chapter help you most to believe it?

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