1 John 4:19-21 (NIV2011)
19 We love because He first loved us.
20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, Whom they have not seen. {Emphasis added.)
21 And He has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
@Dale, are we thinking along the same lines?