1 John – Week 8 – Day 4

READ 

1 John 4:20-21 

20 If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? 21 And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers. 

Notice what this verse does not say and what it does say. It does not say you need to confront a person who says he loves God but hates a fellow believer. It does say that you do not need to believe the person because the person is a liar. Notice also it indicates it is easier to love those you can see than God whom you cannot see. Unbelievers can only see God in the lives of believers.  

REFLECT 

Do you know of someone this verse seems to be describing? What have you done as a result? 

RESPOND 

Discuss with your friend some who may fit the category John is describing. Talk about how to act around them and what to say or things not to say.