John Wesley

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

“The scope and sum of this whole paragraph appears from the conclusion of it, 1 John v, xiii, "These things have I written to you who believe, that ye may know that ye who believe have eternal life."”

because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

“Is born of God overcometh the world - Conquers whatever it can lay in the way, either to allure or fright the children of God from keeping his commandments. And this is the victory - The grand means of overcoming.”

Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

“Who is he that overcometh the world - That is superior to all worldly care, desire, fear? Every believer, and none else.”

the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement.

“The testimony of all is given on earth, not in heaven; but they who testify are part on earth, part in heaven.”

Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.

“If we receive the testimony of men - As we do continually, and must do in a thousand instances. The testimony of God is greater - Of higher authority, and much more worthy to be received; namely, this very testimony which God the Father, together…”

And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

“And this is the sum of that testimony, that God hath given us a title to, and the real beginning of, eternal life; and that this is purchased by, and treasured up in, his Son, who has all the springs and the fulness of it…”

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

“It plainly follows, he that hath the Son - Living and reigning in him by faith. Hath this life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not this life - Hath no part or lot therein.”

And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

“We have - Faith anticipates the blessings. The petitions which we asked of him - Even before the event. And when the event comes, we know it comes in answer to our prayer.”

If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin.

“If any one see his brother - That is. any man. Sin a sin which is not unto death - That is, any sin but total apostasy from both the power and form of godliness.”

All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death.

“All deviation from perfect holiness is sin; but all sin is not unpardonable.”

We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

“Yet this gives us no encouragement to sin: on the contrary, it is an indisputable truth, he that is born of God - That sees and loves God.”

We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

“We know that we are children of God - By the witness and the fruit of his Spirit, chap. iii, 24.”

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who…

“And he hath given us a spiritual understanding, that we may know him, the true one -"The faithful and true witness." And we are in the true one - As branches in the vine, even in Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God.”

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

“Keep yourselves from idols - From all worship of false gods, from all worship of images or of any creature, and from every inward idol; from loving, desiring, fearing anything more than God.”