1 Corinthians 8:3

3 But if anyone loves God, the same is known of him.

1 Corinthians 8:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if any man love God
As they do, and show it, who love their brethren, and are careful not to grieve them; and make use of their superior knowledge, not for their destruction, but edification:

the same is known of him;
is taught by him, made to know more by him; such an one increases in spiritual knowledge, or he is highly approved of, esteemed, and beloved by God: he takes a special and particular notice of him, manifests his love to him, and will own and acknowledge him another day, when proud, haughty, overbearing, and hard hearted professors, will be rejected by him.

1 Corinthians 8:3 In-Context

1 Now as concerning things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but charity edifies.

2 And if anyone thinks that they know anything, they know nothing yet as they ought to know.

3 But if anyone loves God, the same is known of him.

4 As concerning, therefore, the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

5 For though there are some that are called gods, whether in heaven or in the earth (as there are many gods and many lords),