Consequence of "God is love"

1 John 4:7, 11-12

• Identity - we are loved by God
• Ethics - we love because we are loved
• Understanding - greater insight into His love

Understanding "God is love"

1 John 4:8

• Love is not God, God is love
• For the believer, it is the summary experience of God
• Preserves and influences all other attributes
• Unearned in nature and experience

Proof that "God is love"

1 John 4:9-10

• Question: just how much does God love me? You measure by how much the Lover (who desires and delights) does
• He shows up with a gift (1 John 4:9)
• He is the gift (1 John 4:10)