because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.
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In 1 John chapter five, verse one, John writes, whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. And you should circle those two words is that whoever believes Jesus is the Christ, circle it, is born of God. And everyone who loves him, who begot also loves him, who is begotten of him. By this, look at what he says, and you're going to see this word throughout this study today. We know that we love the children of God when we love God and keep his commandments. Notice the connection. For this is the love of God that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome for whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the son of God? So whoever believes that Jesus Christ is born of God is born again. That's the first step. You're born again. …
… and his commandments are not burdensome for whatever is born of God overcomes the world and this is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world? But he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. If you're thankful for God's words, say amen today. Title of my message, What Difference Does It Make? What Difference Does It Make? This is a question that we can ask a lot of different ways. We can ask this question. We usually turn to it in sarcasm, by the way. We can ask this question when we are trying to highlight the inadequacy of a gesture. For example, you missed your flight, and now you're not going to make it to your son's wedding. And the airline says, we're so sorry. Here's a $5 voucher that can be used only at a hot dog restaurant, and it's 9 o'clock in the morning. And you're saying, what difference does it make? Like, this is not helping. …
… 1 John 5, 4. Whatever is born of God overcomes the world. We have overcome Satan. We have overcome the world. And this is the victory that has already overcome the world, our faith. Who is the one who overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? We have overcome the evil one. We have overcome the world. This is an amazing truth. Dropping down in chapter 5 to verse 18. We know that no one who is born of God sins in the sense that the same pattern of unbroken sin is carried on. But he who was born of God keeps him. That is Christ who was born of God. We celebrated that this morning. And the evil one does not touch Him. If you're born of God, as Christ was born of God, if you have received the new birth, Satan can't lay his hands on you. He can't take hold of you. So, what we're talking about in terms of this kind of conflict in Ephesians is the reality that Satan cannot be in us because the Spirit of God is in us, and He alone dwells within the believer. …