15. Everyone who hates another believer is a murderer, and you know that a murderer doesn’t have eternal life.
16. We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave his life for us. That means we must give our lives for other believers.
17. Now, suppose a person has enough to live on and notices another believer in need. How can God’s love be in that person if he doesn’t bother to help the other believer?
18. Dear children, we must show love through actions that are sincere, not through empty words.