What does 1 John 4:8 mean?

1 John 4:8 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply 1 John 4:8 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

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