1st John 4:18. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” NO FEAR. Not with a brazen sense of arrogance. Not with a boldness spawned in self, Not even in the words of modern parlance, Not because I’ll never need some help. But the fearlessness of holy love Is based on something higher, That defeats the torment in the soul And fills it with a holy fire, That originates with God And then reaches down to me, As the Holy Spirit and the Word Kindle a flame that none can see. But it is there and known by warmth That emanates from deep within, When the grace and life implanted That delivered me from sin, Takes root and produces evidence That this love is not of man, It’s the life of God lived in human flesh Not duplicated by trying as hard as I possibly can. For this love is the way love should be, It is perfect because it is God’s nature: Unchangeable, reliable, full and free Not adding inches to outward stature, But growing and maturing until it is seen, And the love of God is spread till those Who look on and can’t see it know where it has been; Marveling at evidence seen in each one God did choose. Another wrote words long ago that this truth does well explore; “My sins are gone, my fear is o’er, I shun God’s presence now no more” – I too am now able without fear to live, Though still this world’s a fearful place. Fear and torment are cast out by His love – For love was given to me by God’s redeeming grace.
“For the peace and contentment, I enjoy Father God, and for the implanted provisions to do what would be impossible for me – love and care for others, I give Thee all the glory, praise and thanks, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Love is perfected in God's children because it comes from God. Love is not self-generated. The source of all human love is God. His love for us produces in us love for others, and through us to them, and through them to still others. Love continues in it multiplying principle. From God comes to us power, love and a sound mind [2Tim.1:7] - not fear. The perfection of love as it relates to myself is that it produces boldness in view of the day of judgment. When a person denies God and rejects Christ because of their fear of man, they should have fear in view of the day of judgment.
"We love," simply because that is one of the many characteristics of the new nature we received when we were born again. If love is missing, divine life is missing. It is a plain fact that one who is born of God has love implanted into their nature along with all the other attributes that characterizes a child of God. To say, "I love God," and not treat those around me with love and compassion, or to neglect those things that demonstrate how we value other people, is a denial of our love for God. The principle of love is that God in us produces love that flows out from us. This is not an exhortation, but the statement of a fact. God expresses Himself to others in us when we are His children.