Ideas from '23: First Epistle of John' by St John [90], by Theme Structure

[found in 'The Bible' (ed/tr the Church) [Collins 1950,-]].

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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / c. God is the good

8140	God is love

			Full Idea: God is love.
			From: St John (23: First Epistle of John [c.90], 4.16)
			A reaction: Used by Ayer as an example of meaningless religious language (see Idea 5209). One might translate it as 'the existence of God is a necessary condition for the existence of love in the universe'. Like matter is needed for gravity. Not totally meaningless!

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / a. Religious Belief

8139	If you love the world, then you do not love the Father

			Full Idea: Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
			From: St John (23: First Epistle of John [c.90], 2.15)
			A reaction: This strikes me as an essentially wicked teaching, and one step on the road to suicide. The rejection of life is the worst aspect of all religions - surely it is obvious that we should try to make the best of life, not turn our backs on it?