by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News:
There are certain truths written in the Bible that are so simple, that they hardly need any commentary or explanations.
One of those truths is in 1 John 5:5: Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
Here is the context of this verse within the first 5 verses of the 5th chapter of 1 John.
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Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.
This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.
This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world.
This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. (1 John 5:1-5)
Of course, I am quoting an English translation of this verse which was originally written in Greek, so it is always helpful to define words.
John, who was perhaps the apostle who was closest to Jesus, used the word “world” a lot in his letter, 23 times in 5 chapters.
The original Greek word is κόσμος (kosmos), which includes not just the Earth, but the entire universe.
Let’s look at some other verses where John used this word, kosmos, in this letter.
In the following 3 verses from chapter 2, he used it 6 times:
Do not love the world or anything in the world.
If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world.
The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. (1 John 2:15-17)
Here is another use of this word:
Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you. (1 John 3:13)
And here is a section from the 4th chapter that uses it a lot, including 3 times in verse 5:
This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God.
This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. (1 John 4:2-5)
And here is the last time he used it at the end of his letter:
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