God's love, we're God's children, called to abide, not sin. The author’s language is so strong here that a plain reading could heap great shame on us. The deep issue that he’s working with is this Hebraic notion of “knowing.”
Knowing You
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Love
May 3, 2021
Love leads us to communion, presence, the holiness of Christ in us - perfect love casts out all fear! There’s a lot going on in this passage and to do it justice would deserve its own series. v20 really stands out: “Those who say, ‘I love God,’ and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen.”