God is a giver! He gives love!

 “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” (1 John 3:1 NIV)

The kind of love God gives is defined below

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” (1 Cor. 13:4-5 NIV)

God is love

“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.” (1 John 4:16 NIV)

Because God loved us first, we love

“We love because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19 NIV)

Therefore…

“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” (1 Peter 4:8 NIV)