By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:9-10 · WEBRead the whole chapter →
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From this verse, the Word reaches
In parallel withJohn 3:16
The same gift John saw firsthand: God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
In parallel withRomans 5:8
Paul says it as demonstration, John as definition: God commends his love in Christ dying for us while we were yet sinners.
“But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
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The same thread (this verse)Romans 5:8
This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son.
“But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”