1 John 5:4

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 5:4-5

The True Christian Overcomes By His Faith in Jesus the Son of God (1 John 5:4-5 ). ‘For whatever is begotten of God overcomes the world. And this is the conquering power that has overcome the world, even our faith. And who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?’ Being begotten of God not only results in our loving those who have been begotten by Him, but enables us also to overcome the world. Those who are begotten of God do not follow the ways and... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 John 5:1-5

1 John 5:1-Deuteronomy : . The marks of true children of God are a correct view of Christ’ s person, love to God and one another, obedience to God’ s commandment, and faith, this being the victorious principle by which “ the world” is overcome in its efforts to tempt us not to obey God. 1 John 5:1 a. See 1 John 4:2 *. The full belief in Jesus as a Divine-human being is meant, as also in 1 John 5:5. 1 John 5:2 . when we love God: the argument seems the opposite of 1 John 4:20, but the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 John 5:4

He explains himself, viz. that to one who is born of God his commandments are not grievous, because such a one, in that divine birth, hath received a life and nature that makes him far superior to this world, exalts him above it, makes him victorious over the worldly spirit, {as 1 John 4:4} over all worldly desires, and fears, and hopes, and joys, which are the great hinderances of our obedience to God. This is the victory; i.e. the instrument, the weapon, by which they overcome, and which... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 John 5:4-8

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES1 John 5:4. Overcometh the world.—The world is regarded as the sphere of the self-seeking principle. He who is born of God is born into another sphere—the sphere of the God-seeking principle. And the higher overmasters the lower, τὸν κόσμον; the present order of things as opposed to the kingdom of Christ. Victory that overcometh.—R.V. “hath overcome” (Romans 8:2). Our faith.—Which unites us to Christ, and makes us participators in His victory.1 John 5:6-7.—In R.V. 1... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:4

1 John 5:4 Filial Faith overcomes the World. I. The indefiniteness, the sort of unsatisfactory vagueness, that is sometimes felt to attach to the Scriptural idea of the world, is here somewhat obviated by the connection or train of thought in which it occurs. What is the world which faith overcomes? It is whatever system or way of life, whatever society or companionship of men, tends to make us feel God's commandments, or any of them, to be grievous. If this is a true account of the world as... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 John 5:4-5

DISCOURSE: 2463OVERCOMING THE WORLD1 John 5:4-5. Whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?CHRISTIANITY is a warfare: every follower of Christ is by profession a soldier. The enemies whom he is engaged to combat are, the world, the flesh, and the devil. It is of one of these more especially that my text speaks; and that is, the world.... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - 1 John 5:4

world kosmos = world-system. Revelation 11:15; John 7:7. (See Scofield "John 7:7- :") . read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - 1 John 5:4

The Victory of Faith A Sermon Delivered on Sabbath Morning, March 18, 1855, by the REV. C. H. Spurgeon At Exeter Hall, Strand. "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith." 1 John 5:4 . THE epistles of John are perfumed with love. The word is continually occurring. while the Spirit enters into every sentence. Each letter is thoroughly soaked and impregnated with this heavenly honey. If he speaks of God, his name must... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:1-21

Chuck SmithWhosoever believes that Jesus is the Messiah is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him ( 1 John 5:1 ).So I say, "I love Jesus. He is the Messiah. Yes, I'm born again. Oh, and how I love Him." Well, if I love Him who has begotten me into this new life, then I will also love those who have been begotten--the family of God, my brothers and sisters in Jesus.And by this we know [another proof of how we know what we know, by this we... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 John 5:1-21

1 John 5:1-5 . Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. The faith which embraces him as the Lord of glory, has a regenerating influence on the heart. The immediate fruit is love to God, and to his children; love is the test of the change, for before conversion we regarded them with indifference or contempt. And this is the proof and demonstration of our love to God, that we keep his commandments, which to the regenerate are not grievous; for then we delight in the law... read more

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