1 John 4:6-12

New King James Version

⁶ We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. ^(A)By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

Knowing God Through Love^(B)

^7 (C)Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who ^(D)loves is born of God and knows God. ⁸ He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. ^9 (E)In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten ^(F)Son into the world, that we might live through Him. ¹⁰ In this is love, ^(G)not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son ^(H)to be the propitiation for our sins. ¹¹ Beloved, ^(I)if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Seeing God Through Love

^12 (J)No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.