"I Love God"

1John 4:19-21 
vs 19  We characteristically love Him because He first loved us at a point in time.
vs 20  If someone says at some point in time, "I characteristically love God," and characteristically hates his "brother", he characteristically is a liar; for he who does not characteristically love his "brother" whom he has seen, how can he characteristically love God whom he has not seen?
vs 21  And this commandment we have from Him: that he who characteristically loves God must characteristically love his "brother" also.

Again John reiterates these points concerning love. The reason why we love is because God loved. (1John 4:11) There are those who only give lip service saying that they "love God" but demonstrate hatred towards fellow Christians. When it comes to love, don't go simply by what people say. (And just as an aside, this is one reason why husbands are often reluctant to say "I love you", because it is such a vain and shallow way of expressing love.)  But concerning the love of the brethren, once again I point out what Jesus said, "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."John 13:34,35