"No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us." - 1 John 4:12
No Lord of the Rings character has ever seen J.R.R. Tolkien; but if Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Gimli, Legolas, Aragorn, Boromir, and Gandalf interact with each other in the unique way they were designed to, Tolkien, their creator, lives in them, and his designs for them are made complete in them.
To feel how cool this verse is in a personalized way, just mentally fill in the blanks with a story of your choice:
"No characters from [the story of your choice] have ever seen [the story's author]; but if [those characters] interact with each other in the unique way they were designed to, [their author], their creator, lives in them, and his/her designs for them are made complete in them."
When you insert a narrative key into the interpretive keyhole of this Bible verse and give it a surprising twist to unlock its philosophically perplexing mysteries, a whole treasure trove of understanding becomes available, and, along with it, a whole lot of drama available in the lived answer.
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