1 John 4:20 — Community Reflections

1 JOHN 4:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”

If anyone says, 'I love God' and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen — the liars (pseudesthēs) claim vertical love while denying horizontal love. The logical argument: if one cannot love the visible brother, the invisible God's love is impossible. Hatred of the brother is ipso facto God-hatred.

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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago

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