Whole New Ballgame

Summary

Because “God is love…those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them” (v. 16). To abide is to live or to dwell in something. To abide is to accept, observe and follow a particular path. For John, to prove that we love God means we love our brothers and sisters. To abide in love is to abide in God with no distinction between the two. This is a whole new approach to the faith game, based on the love of God in Christ, and the love that God has for each one of us.