“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
“Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone one who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.”
“Whoever extolls him as a God of love, does not think highly enough of love itself.”
“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”
“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 him.”
“God is not honored by groundless love. In fact, there is no such thing. If we do not know anything about God, there is nothing in our mind to awaken love. If love does not come from knowing God, there is no point in calling it love for God.”