Why should I love my brother?

Before divulging the one-word answer I have, here are some lengthier reasons for loving my neighbor (and my brother) as I ought:

  • I have been born of God.
  • I know God.
  • God loves me.
  • God dwells in me.
  • God’s love is perfected in me.
  • I dwell in God.
  • As God is, so am I in this world.
  • God loved me first.
  • I love God.
  • God commands it.

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That's how He loves us!

“Thou…hast loved them, as thou hast loved me” (John 17:23).

“As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you” (John 15:9).

The love shared within the triune Godhead is shared with us humans!

Since God “exports” His “internal” love, will He in me not also export His love?

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