THOUGHT QUESTIONS:
1) ref. v. 7: What does John mean when he talks about being born of God and knowing God?
2) ref. v. 8: What are the implications of this verse?
3) ref. v. 11: Is the concept in this verse the best motivation for loving?
PERSONAL APPLICATION:
1) How do you account for Christians not loving?
2) ref. v. 9: How would you explain to an unbeliever what John meant when he penned this verse?
3) How would you direct or guide the contemporary church to love with God’s trademark love and not think of relationships within the church from a secular perspective?

TWEETABLE THOUGHT
If God loved us, we ought to love one another.