1 John 4:7-8

Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

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5 songs meet this passage

“Spread love to all my sisters and brothers, let's do better”
Rose Golden (feat. Willow Smith) · Kid Cudi
resonates with 1 John 4:7-8
His call to love one another and stop judging aligns with the call to love as evidence of knowing God, even without naming Him directly.
Little Lies · ODIE
resonates with 1 John 4:7-8
The call to love in the moment of falling reflects the command to love one another as evidence of knowing God.
“Love, we need it now”
Ho Hey · The Lumineers
resonates with 1 John 4:7-8
The plea for love names a real human need; Scripture locates love's source ultimately in God, which the song doesn't explore but doesn't deny either.
“I want to know if love is real”
Born to Run · Bruce Springsteen
resonates with 1 John 4:7-8
The narrator's hunger to know real love points toward a longing Scripture says is ultimately satisfied in God, who is love itself.
What a Wonderful World · Louis Armstrong
resonates with 1 John 4:7
The song finds love embedded in ordinary greetings, a small picture of love's divine source.

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5 songs meet this passage

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