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15 aWhoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  
16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and ahe who abides in love abides in God, and God bin him.  

The Consummation of Love

17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that awe may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.  
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
19 aWe love1 Him because He first loved us.  

Obedience by Faith

20 aIf someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen,1 how can he love God bwhom he has not seen?  
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1 John 4:17

Herein is our love made perfect - Margin, "love with us." The margin accords with the Greek - ̓ ̔͂ meth' hēmōn . The meaning is, "the love that is within us, or in us, is made perfect." The expression is unusual; but the general idea is, that love is rendered complete or entire in the manner in which the apostle specifies. In this way love becomes what it should be, and will prepare us to appear with confidence before the judgment-seat. Compare the notes at I John 4:12.

That we may have boldness in the day of judgment - By the influence of love in delivering us from the fear of the wrath to come, I John 4:18. The idea is, that he who has true love to God will have nothing to fear in the day of judgment, and may even approach the awful tribunal where he is to receive the sentence which shall determine his everlasting destiny without alarm.

Because as he is, so are we in this world - That is, we have the same traits of character which the Saviour had, and, resembling him, we need not be alarmed at the prospect of meeting him.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 1 John 4:17:

Zechariah 12:8
Philippians 3:12
1 John 4:12
1 John 5:14
Revelation 20:6

 

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