What does "the love of God" mean in 1 John 5:3, God's love for us, our love for God, or both?

1 John 5:3 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

1 John 5:1 - 21

NIV - ¹ Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. ² This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.

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