Faith in the SON OF GOD
1
John 5
“Everyone who believes
that JESUS IS THE
CHRIST has become a child of GOD. And everyone who loves THE
FATHER loves HIS children, too.
2 We know
we LOVE GOD’s
children if we LOVE
GOD and obey HIS commandments.
3 Loving GOD
means keeping HIS commandments, and HIS commandments are not burdensome.
4 For
every child of GOD defeats this evil world, and we achieve this VICTORY through OUR FAITH.
5 And who
can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD.
6 And JESUS CHRIST WAS REVEALED AS GOD’S
SON BY HIS BAPTISM IN WATER AND BY SHEDDING HIS BLOOD ON THE CROSS
-- not by water only, but by water and blood. And THE SPIRIT, WHO IS TRUTH,
confirms it with HIS testimony.
7 So we
have these three witnesses[—
8 THE
SPIRIT, the water, and the blood—and all three agree.
9 Since we
believe human testimony, surely we can believe the greater testimony that comes
from GOD. And GOD has testified about HIS SON.
10 All who
believe in THE SON OF
GOD know in their hearts that this testimony is true. Those who
don’t believe this are actually calling GOD a liar because they don’t
believe what GOD has testified about HIS SON.
11 And this is what GOD has testified:
HE has given us ETERNAL LIFE, and THIS LIFE IS IN HIS SON.
12 Whoever
has THE SON,
has LIFE;
whoever does not have GOD’S
SON does not have LIFE.
Conclusion
13 I have
written this to you who believe in the name of THE SON OF GOD, so that you may know you have ETERNAL LIFE.
14 And we
are confident that HE hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases HIM.
15 And
since we know HE hears us when we make our requests, we also know that HE will
give us what we ask for.
16 If you
see a fellow believer sinning
in a way that does not lead to death, you should pray, and GOD will give
that person LIFE.
But there is a sin that leads to death, and I am not saying you should pray for
those who commit it.
17 All
wicked actions are sin, but not every sin leads to death.
18 We know
that GOD’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for GOD’S SON HOLDS THEM SECURELY,
AND THE EVIL ONE CANNOT TOUCH THEM.
19 We know
that we are children of GOD and that the world around us is under the
control of the evil one.
20 And we
know that THE SON OF
GOD has come, and HE has given us understanding so that we can know THE
TRUE GOD. And now we live in fellowship with THE TRUE
GOD because we live in fellowship with HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST. HE is THE ONLY TRUE GOD, and HE is ETERNAL LIFE.
21 Dear
children, keep away from anything that might take GOD’s place in your
hearts.””
