1 John 4:21 (ESV)
And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
A brother is different from our neighbor. A brother is someone in the body of Christ. A neighbor is anyone in the world around us. The love of God for the world is different from His love for His only Son. Anyone who is in the body of Christ shares in His love as a son.
To not love those in the body of Christ who are alive in His Spirit is the same as rejecting the love of God.
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