Yuēhànyīshū 4:7

7 Qīnaì de dìxiōng a , wǒmen yīngdāng bǐcǐ xiāng aì . yīnwei aì shì cóng shén lái de . fán yǒu aì xīn de , dōu shì yóu shén ér shēng , bìngqiĕ rènshi shén .

Yuēhànyīshū 4:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let its love one another
The apostle having finished what he proposed to say concerning the trying of spirits, returns to his former exhortation to brotherly love, and which comes with fresh force and strength; for since worldly men follow, hear, embrace, and cleave to the false teachers; such as are of God, and on the side of truth, should love one another, and their faithful ministers, and stand fast in one spirit by the truths of the Gospel, in opposition to every error:

for love is of God:
to love one another is the command of God, it is his revealed will, and is well pleasing in his sight; it comes from him, is a gift of his grace, and a fruit of his Spirit, and which he teaches regenerate ones to exercise:

and everyone that loveth
God, as the Alexandrian copy reads, or Christ, and the saints, who seem to be particularly meant:

is born of God;
for love to the brethren is an evidence of regeneration; (See Gill on 1 John 3:14);

and knoweth God;
he knows God in Christ, and therefore loves those who have the grace of God in them, and the image of Christ upon them; he knows the mind and will of God, being taught of God to love the brethren; and he knows the love of God, and has had an experience of the grace of God, which influences him to love the saints.

Yuēhànyīshū 4:7 In-Context

5 Tāmen shì shǔ shìjiè de . suǒyǐ lùn shìjiè de shì , shìrén yĕ tīng cóng tāmen .

6 Wǒmen shì shǔ shén de . rènshi shén de jiù tīng cóng wǒmen . bù shǔ shén de jiù bù tīng cóng wǒmen . cóngcǐ wǒmen kĕyǐ rèn chū zhēnlǐ de líng , hé miùwàng de líng lái .

7 Qīnaì de dìxiōng a , wǒmen yīngdāng bǐcǐ xiāng aì . yīnwei aì shì cóng shén lái de . fán yǒu aì xīn de , dōu shì yóu shén ér shēng , bìngqiĕ rènshi shén .

8 Méiyǒu aì xīn de , jiù bú rènshi shén . yīnwei shén jiù shì aì .

9 Shén chāi tā dú shēng zǐ dào shì jiān lái , shǐ wǒmen jiè zhe tā déshēng , shén aì wǒmen de xīn , zaì cǐ jiù xiǎnmíng le .