1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.
American Standard Version

Treated in 5 passages across the library.

  1. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection · John Wesley

    Sections 26-28 cites 1 John 4:18

    …rth while to contend for a term. It is ‘salvation from sin.’ “(7.) It is ‘perfect love.’ (1 John 4:18.) This is the essence of it; its properties, or inseparable fruits, are, rejoicing evermo…

  2. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XI. It is no sign that affections are right, or that they are wrong, that they make persons that have them exceeding confident that what they experience is divine, and that they are in a good estate cites 1 John 4:18

    …t quite drives away all fear, and gives full assurance; agreeable to that of the apostle, 1 John 4:18, "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear." These two opposite principl…

  3. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites 1 John 4:18

    … and again told us that love was made perfect in keeping Christ's commandments, observes, 1 John 4:18. That perfect love casteth out fear; meaning (at least in part) love made perfect in this…

  4. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.8 The Eighth Commandment cites 1 John 4: 18

    …f’s garment, he is afraid it is the officer to apprehend him; and fear has torment in it. 1 John 4: 18. (4) The judgements that follow this sin. Achan the thief was stoned to death. Josh 7: 25…

  5. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    April cites 1 John iv. 18

    …ape” from all that can hurt or trouble it.—Smith. April 23 Perfect love casteth out fear. 1 John iv. 18. Fear and love rise up in antagonism to each other as motives in life, like those two mou…

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