And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Cross References John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh." John 13:34 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. Romans 3:25 God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. Romans 5:8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! Hebrews 2:17 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people. 1 John 2:2 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. 1 John 4:9 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 4:19 We love because He first loved us. 1 John 5:11 And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Treasury of Scripture Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Herein. 1 John 4:8,9 1 John 3:1 not. 1 John 4:19 Deuteronomy 7:7,8 John 15:16 and sent. 1 John 2:2 Daniel 9:24 Romans 3:25,26 |