Introduction: In our text today, John loops back around to three topics that he has already discussed; faith, love and obedience. We will see how these three are evidence that we are really born of God. 1a Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God Those born of God have faith in the true Jesus. 1b and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. (see Phil 2:1-4) Those born of God love who bore them and those He has born. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. 3a For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. Those born of God keep His commands. Why are the Ten Commandments the righteous path? 3b And His commandments are not burdensome. (see Mt 23:4 and Mt 11:28-30) 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?