What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "1 John 4:7"
Answer
1 John 4:7 emphasizes that true love originates in God and is the defining characteristic of those who are born of God. In Adventist interpretation this verse is often used as an urgent appeal to fraternal love, to overcome spiritual darkness and legalistic strictness. True love toward others is therefore not merely a feeling, but the revelation of God's life in a person and the fulfillment of His law.
Love as the Fulfillment of the Law and Divine Life
»“Beloved, let us love one another; for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God; for God is love.” ... This means there can be no true love that does not come from God. God is love, and all love springs from Him. Thus we are only able to love one another to the extent that “God's love has been poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” All this shows that keeping God's commandments is simply a likeness to God Himself. It is more than mere likeness to God; it is assimilation to God; for the love that is the fulfillment of the law comes from God.«
The Urgent Call to Fraternal Love
»The Apostle John recognized that brotherly love was waning in the church, and he lingered especially on this point. Up to the day of his death he urged believers to the continual practice of love toward one another. His letters to the churches are filled with this thought. “Beloved, let us love one another,” he writes; “for love is from God… God sent His only‑begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him… Beloved, if God has loved us so, we also ought to love one another.”«
Love as Spiritual Power and Source of Happiness
»From a Christian standpoint, love is power. Intellectual and spiritual strength are contained in this principle. Pure love has a special effectiveness in doing good, and can do nothing but good. It prevents discord and misery and brings the truest happiness. Wealth is often an influence that corrupts and destroys; violence is strong in causing harm; but truth and goodness are the attributes of pure love.«
The Danger of Losing Love
»John recognized that Christian love was disappearing from the church. “Beloved, let us love one another,” he wrote, “for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.” ... It is not the resistance of the world that endangers the church the most. It is the evil that is harbored in the hearts of believers, which brings about their worst catastrophe and most securely hinders God's work. There is no safer way to weaken spirituality than to nurture envy, fault‑finding, and evil thoughts about the motives of others.«
Original Sources (English)
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