Your new birth in Christ fills you with God’s love for those who are also children of God.

Your new birth in Christ fills you with God’s love for those who are also children of God.

“Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten [gennao] of Him.” (1Jn 5:1)

“But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another” (1Thes 4:9)

“The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born [gennao] of the Spirit.” (Jn 3:8)

“Love does no harm [kakos] to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” (Rom 13:10)

“that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.” (1Cor 12:25)

“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (Jn 13:35)

“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.” (Gal 6:10)

“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” (1Jn 3:1)

“having been born again [anagennao], not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever” (1Pet 1:23)

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts [ballo] out [exo] fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” (1Jn 4:18)

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right [exousia] to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born [gennao], not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (Jn 1:12-13)

“For whatever is born [gennao] of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” (1Jn 5:4)

“We know that whoever is born [gennao] of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself,[fn] and the wicked one does not touch him.” (1Jn 5:18)

“Jesus answered and said to him, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (Jn 3:3)

“Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born [gennao] again [anothen].” (Jn 3:7)

“And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you” (1Thes 3:12)

“And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty” (1Cor 12:23)
“By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.” (1Jn 5:2)

“And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.” (1Jn 4:21)

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” (Rom 8:14)

Reading: 1Jn 4-5; 2Jn; Mk 3