1 John 4:8 (WEB)
He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.
Catechism · 4
The Sacrament of Matrimony
“For man is created in the image and likeness of God who is himself love.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 1:27; 1 Jn 4:8, 16.
I Believe in God
“He is the Truth, for "God is light and in him there is no darkness"; "God is love", as the apostle John teaches.” — Catechism footnote: I Jn 1:5; 4:8
“But St. John goes even further when he affirms that "God is love":” — Catechism footnote: l Jn 4:8, 16
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit"
"God is Love" and love is his first gift, containing all others. "God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."
Fathers and councils · 11
Augustine of Hippo
“Inasmuch as it hath been said, “God is love.”” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 8.
Read the whole comment“Because a city is held together by some law; their very law is Love; and that very Love is God: for openly it is written, “God is Love.”” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 8.
Read the whole comment“He that loveth not knoweth not God.”” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 7, 8.
Read the whole comment“Or hast thou forgotten what thou saidst a little while ago, “Love is God”?” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 8, 16.
Read the whole comment“Therefore there is none that guardeth the virginal good, save God Himself Who gave it: and God is Charity.” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 8
Read the whole comment“…Him that absolute love which joins together Father and Son, and joins us also from beneath, that so that is not unfitly said which is written, “God is love;” how is He not also Himself wisdom, since He is light, because “God is light”? or whether after any other way the essence of the Holy Spirit is to be singly and…” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 8
Read the whole comment“And so He goes on to say, “And ye shall find rest unto your souls,” for “Love is not puffed up;” and “God is Love;” and “such as be faithful in love shall rest in Him,” called back from the din which is without to silent joys.” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 8
Read the whole comment“And so a little after he says, “For he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen”? because the reason that he does not see God is, that he does not love his brother.” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 7, 8, 20
Read the whole comment“For man has not whence to love God, unless from God; and therefore he says a little after, “Let us love Him, because He first loved us.”” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 7–19
Read the whole comment“…degrees of brightness; but on account of that one penny no one is cut off from the kingdom; and God will be all in all in such a way, that, as God is love, love will bring it about that what is possessed by each will be common to all.” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 8.
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Clement of Alexandria
““God,” then, being good, “is love,” it is said.” — editor's note: 1 John iv. 8, 16.
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Cross-references · 15
Cited together in Catechism §1604.
Cited together in Catechism §1604.
Cited together in Catechism §1604.
Cited together in Catechism §214.
Cited together in Catechism §214.
Cited together in Catechism §214.
Cited together in Of Holy Virginity Chapter 52.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 67.
Cited together in Catechism §733.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.17.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.17.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.17.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.17.
Cited together in Catechism §214 and 1 other place.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity VIII.8.