1 John 2:7-14

God calls us to love each other like family, because He has saved us into his family. Family is messy at times, but there is a call for us to sacrificially love (agape) one another in a way that changes both us and them. The reward of loving each other is drawing near to God (abiding in the light) and have a clear conscience and reputation (no cause for stumbling). There is a warning that comes from hating one another, which stems from hating one another (racism, elitism, rivalries) and hurting one another (words, actions, injustice). The result of hating each other is confirmation that you don’t know God, blind in the darkness, and without hope.