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John Chrysostom, on 1John 4:8
John Chrysostom · A.D. 347–407
1John 4:8 · Douay-Rheims
“He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is charity.”
On this verse:
“What kind of love are we talking about here? It is the true love and not simply what people use this word to mean. It comes from our attitude and knowledge and must proceed from a pure heart. For there is also a love of evil things. Robbers love other robbers, and murderers love each other too, not out of love which comes from a good conscience but from a bad one.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.