As God defines love it is the fundamental character trait of who God is.
1 John 4:8 says God IS love
Let's read a few more verses of this chapter:
Verses 7 to
7 Beloved, (A)let us love one another, for love is from God, and (B)whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.8 (C)Anyone who does not love does not know God, because (D)God is love.9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that (E)God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.10 In this is love, (F)not that we have loved God (G)but that he loved us and sent his Son to be (H)the propitiation for our sins.11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.12 (I)No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and (J)his love is perfected in us.
Because God loved he GAVE
He didn't give before we were good and right and perfect
He gave us undeservedly
So it is when Agape Love overtakes our heart, we look like love, our actions reflect love and Agape love even governs our thinking, choices and speaking.
Love involves giving of oneself, sometimes even sacrificially.
We reflect God by the way we love and out of that love we automatically GIVE.
Walk Good in Christ
Till we meet again
Pastor J
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