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Patristic A.D. 430 · Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on 1John 4:16 (ON THE TRINITY 15.10)

Augustine of Hippo, on 1John 4:16

Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
1John 4:16 · Douay-Rheims
“And we have known, and have believed the charity, which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity, abideth in God, and God in him.”
On this verse:
“When we come to the subject of love, which is what God is called in Scripture, the Trinity begins to dawn a little, for there is the Lover, the Beloved and Love.”

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