John highlights the important message “God is light.”  Now John emphasizes another familiar message about love. This message is life-changing and life-defining. Love is transformative. Love transforms emotions into motions. John provides his audience with an illustration, an explanation, and a commendation about love.

Does practice make perfect? Paul tells Timothy to finish well by remembering to follow the proper pattern. Timothy is shown two patterns, and you must chose one to follow today.