John concludes his theme about the love of God by making it the crossroads between a genuine believer and hypocritical one. Apart from a miracle, we can't love like Jesus does. The miracle of salvation is that we will can be a witness through love... or an argument against it.

1. God's Love isn't easy. Only He can do it.

2. The cure for hypocrisy in the church is not to be one.

3. Calling yourself a Christian is meaningless unless you act like Christ.