1 John 4:16

We have come to know (by personal observation and experience), and have believed (with deep consistent faith) the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in Him. 

God so loved the world that He gave (sacrificed) His only son for our sins. Love is not selfish, unkind, or demeaning. Love builds up and doesn’t tear down. Love is a choice and not a feeling because feelings change. When we abide in the God kind of love, God abides in us.