Verse 6.— And this is love. We know one possesses this love whenever we see its demonstration. One, therefore, who knows by acts that he loves, shows at the same time that he walks after the commandments. We hear the Lord when we obey what he commands, and no other love is acceptable to the Father on high. This commandment was given, and was heard at the very beginning, in order that it might be observed along the pathway of life.