Faith in the Son of God
1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born again because of what God has done. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children as well.
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How do we know that we love God's children? We know it when we love God and obey his commands.
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Here is what it means to love God. It means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not hard to obey.
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That's because everyone who is a child of God has won the battle over the world. Our faith has won the battle for us.
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Who is it that has won the battle over the world? Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
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Jesus Christ is the one who was baptized in water and died on the cross. He wasn't just baptized in water. He also died on the cross. The Holy Spirit has given a truthful witness about him. That's because the Spirit is the truth.
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There are three that give witness about Jesus.
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They are the Holy Spirit, the baptism of Jesus and his death. And the three of them agree.
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We accept the witness of people. But the witness of God is more important because it is God who gives it. He has given witness about his Son.
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Those who believe in the Son of God have accepted that witness in their hearts. Those who do not believe God's witness are calling him a liar. That's because they have not believed his witness about his Son.
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Here is God's witness. He has given us eternal life. That life is found in his Son.