1 John 4:9 meaning and explanation
This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
1 John 4:9, Berean Standard Bible
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The elder writing this letter is addressing a congregation troubled by teachers who claimed special spiritual insight. In verse 9 he grounds love not in a feeling but in an event: God sent His one and only Son into the world.
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