1 John 4:16 [New International Version (NIV)]
And so we
know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
Whereas hope
energizes and faith is validation from transcendental powers, love is the
contagion of tone deriving from validation by a specific transcendental power—that
of God. The tone of love dramatically
colors hope and faith for the things we hope for are regulated by love and the
faith that validates us originates in the divinity of love. When faith, hope, and love are conjoined it is
referred to as worship. Love, as hate, has multifarious manifestations. Gradations of identity, however, should not
mislead us to misjudge ultimate sources.
Generally speaking that which originates from truthfulness is based in love,
and that which originates from falsehood is based in hate.
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