1 John 4:10

The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation

• §1428Article 4 · The Sacrament of Penance and ReconciliationRead at vatican.va

  “It is the movement of a "contrite heart," drawn and moved by grace to respond to the merciful love of God who loved us first.” — Catechism footnote: Ps 51:17; cf. Jn 6:44; 12:32; 1 Jn 4:10.

The Son of God Became Man

• §457Paragraph 1 · The Son of God Became ManRead at vatican.va

  “The Word became flesh for us in order to save us by reconciling us with God, who "loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins": "the Father has sent his Son as the Saviour of the world", and "he was revealed to take away sins":” — Catechism footnote: I Jn 4:10; 4:14; 3:5.

Jesus Died Crucified

• §604Paragraph 2 · Jesus Died CrucifiedRead at vatican.va

  “By giving up his own Son for our sins, God manifests that his plan for us is one of benevolent love, prior to any merit on our part: "In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins."” — Catechism footnote: I John 4:10; 4:19.

• §614Paragraph 2 · Jesus Died CrucifiedRead at vatican.va

  “At the same time it is the offering of the Son of God made man, who in freedom and love offered his life to his Father through the Holy Spirit in reparation for our disobedience.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 10:17-18; 15:13; Heb 9:14; 1 Jn 4:10.

• Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the First Epistle of John Homily 7

  “…us, because that God sent his only-begotten Son into this world, that we may live through Him.—In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us:” we did not love Him first: for to this end loved He us, that we may love Him: “And sent His Son to be the Atoner for our sins: “litatorem,” i.e. one that…” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 9, 10.

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• Augustine of Hippo, On Patience Chapter 18

  “Of which the Apostle John speaks, “Not that we loved God, but that He loved us.”” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 10

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• Augustine of Hippo, On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4

  “And with regard to God Himself, its object is that, even if it were an irksome task to love Him, it may now at least cease to be irksome for us to return His love, seeing that “He first loved us,” and “spared not His own only Son, but delivered Him up for us all.”” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 10, 19

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• Augustine of Hippo, On the Holy Trinity XV.17Book XV

  “…the apostle had mentioned the love of God, not that by which we love Him, but that by which He “loved us, and sent His Son to be a propitiator for our sins,” and thereupon had exhorted us also to love one another, and that so God would abide in us,—because, namely, he had called God Love; immediately, in his wish to…” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 10

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• Psalm 51:17

  Cited together in Catechism §1428.

• Psalm 59:10

  Cited together in On Patience Chapter 18.

• John 6:44

  Cited together in Catechism §1428.

• John 10:17

  Cited together in Catechism §614.

• John 10:18

  Cited together in Catechism §614.

• John 12:32

  Cited together in Catechism §1428.

• John 15:13

  Cited together in Catechism §614.

• Romans 5:8

  Cited together in Catechism §604 and 1 other place.

• Romans 5:10

  Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4.

• Romans 9:15

  Cited together in On Patience Chapter 18.

• Ephesians 2:9

  Cited together in On Patience Chapter 18.

• 1 Timothy 1:5

  Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4.

• Hebrews 9:14

  Cited together in Catechism §614.

• Hebrews 10:10

  Cited together in Catechism §614.

• 1 John 3:5

  Cited together in Catechism §457.

• 1 John 3:16

  Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 4.