Aspect

1 John 4:7-12

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone

who loves has been born of God and knows God.

does not know God, because God is love.

among us: He sent his one and only Son

through him.

sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for

loved us, we also ought to love one another.

if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

Keywords: Love – 13, God – 10, us – 6

8Whoever does not love9This is how God showed his love[b] into the world that we might live10This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and[c] our sins. 11Dear friends, since God so12No one has ever seen God; butA: About God

Love comes from God.

God is love.

God showed his love by sending his Son, as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

God lives in us if we love one another.

S: Sin

Sin requires sacrifice.

Sin brings death.

P: Promise

If we love one another, God lives in us; his love is made complete in us.

We have a life in him.

God love us!

E: Example

We ought to love one another, as he loved us.

Brotherly love, sacrificial love

C: Command

all the parts/features of ASPECT.

There is nothing in particular related to command. Passage may not contain)T: Teaching

Thank you for loving me in spite of my failures and sins.

Help me to show your love in tangible ways