a. Whatever is born of God overcomes the world: John begins with a principle that is so simple, yet so powerful—if we are born of God, we will overcome the world. The idea that anything born of God could be defeated by this world was strange to John and it should be strange to us. b. This is the victory that has overcome the world; our faith: Since believing on Him is the key to being born of God (1 John 5:1), the key to victory is faith, not only
1 John 5:4–5