And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Love deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.
1 John 4:18
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
John is speaking of the fear of judgment (v. 17): whoever is loved by God need not dread His punishment. Fear is not a verdict on you; it is what His love sets out to heal.
KJV1 John 4:18 in context
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. 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. 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. 19We love him, because he first loved us. 20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
A letter about love: God is love, and those who know Him love one another.
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