06/07/2026
Saint John, the beloved apostle of Jesus, is often called the Apostle of Love. In today’s Epistle, he speaks about love as well: “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
This sounds like a command, doesn’t it? But can love be commanded? Does a command not seem contrary to the very nature of love, which must be given freely rather than offered out of obligation? Commands are often associated with punishment, and punishment produces fear. Yet the same apostle tells us that “he that feareth is not made perfect in love.”
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