“The Lord in the Gospel saith, "If ye love them that love you, what reward shall ye have? do not the publicans this?" Then what would He have us do? "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you." If then He bids us love our enemies, whence brings He an example to set before us? From God…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Ten Homilies on 1 John 9
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17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
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15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
— 1 John 4:17 —
18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.