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What does it mean to be "pure"? What does it mean to be "children of God"? In John's first epistle, if being pure and worthy of our divine parentage means anything, it means love. We, who are loved by God and claim to love God in return, must, above all else, love our human brothers and sisters. John went so far as to call persons "liars" who claim to love God but are mean, uncaring, and selfish toward other human beings.
Adela Rogers St. John gives the following personality description in one of her novels: (Tell No Man, p. 218)
What does it mean to be "pure"? What does it mean to be "children of God"? In John's first epistle, if being pure and worthy of our divine parentage means anything, it means love. We, who are loved by God and claim to love God in return, must, above all else, love our human brothers and sisters. John went so far as to call persons "liars" who claim to love God but are mean, uncaring, and selfish toward other human beings.
Adela Rogers St. John gives the following personality description in one of her novels: (Tell No Man, p. 218)
