And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
‘ “But the children rebelled against me. They did not follow my statutes or carefully keep my ordinances #– #the person who does them will live by them. They also profaned my Sabbaths. So I considered pouring out my wrath on them and exhausting my anger against them in the wilderness.
You warned them to turn back to your law, but they acted arrogantly and would not obey your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, which a person will live by if he does them. They stubbornly resisted, stiffened their necks, and would not obey.