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Верата победува

Секој што верува дека Исус е Месијата[a], е препородено Божјо чедо. Секој што го сака Родителот, ќе ги сака и Неговите чеда. По што знаеме дека ги сакаме Божјите чеда? По тоа што Го сакаме Бога и ги извршуваме Неговите заповеди. Да Го сакаме Бога значи да се придржуваме до Неговите заповеди без тие да ни претставуваат бреме.

Секој што е препородено Божјо чедо може да надвладее против светот. Таа победа против светот се постигнува преку вера во Христос. Кој друг ќе го победи овој свет, ако не оние што веруваат дека Исус е Божјиот Син!?

Тројно сведоштво за Исус

Христос ни беше објавен како Божји Син преку Неговото крштавање во водата и преку пролевањето на Неговата крв на крстот[b]. Не само преку вода, туку преку вода и крв. Светиот Дух ни сведочи за тоа, а Нему може да Му се верува. Значи постојат тројца сведоци[c]: Духот, водата и крвта, и сведоштвата на сите тројца сведоци се совпаѓаат.

Ако прифаќаме сведочење од човек, Божјото сведоштво е уште посилно. Затоа ние го прифаќаме она што Бог ни го сведочи за Својот Син. 10 Секој што верува во Божјиот Син, го има ова сведоштво во своето срце. Оние што не Му веруваат на Бог, Го прогласуваат Бога за лажливец, бидејќи не Му веруваат на сведоштвото што го даде Тој за Својот Син.

11 Сведоштвото кажува дека Бог ни даде вечен живот и тој живот доаѓа од Неговиот Син. 12 Кој го има Божјиот Син, има вечен живот. Кој го нема Божјиот Син, нема вечен живот.

Одговор на молитви

13 Ова ви го напишав за да знаете дека вие што верувате во името на Божјиот Син имате вечен живот. 14 Заради тоа ние имаме доверба во Бог и знаеме дека кога молиме нешто што е во согласност со Неговата волја, Тој ќе ни го исполни. 15 Знаеме дека кога се молиме Тој не слуша и сигурни сме дека на нашите молитви ќе добиеме одговор.

16 Ако некој од вас гледа дека некој христијанин прави грев што не е за смрт, нека се помоли и Бог ќе му даде живот на оној што згрешил. Ова се однесува на гревови што не се смртоносни. Постои и смртоносен грев и јас не велам дека треба да се молите за оние што го извршиле тој грев. 17 Секоја неправедност е грев, но секој грев не е смртоносен.

18 Знаеме дека ниедно Божјо чедо не продолжува постојано да греши, бидејќи Божјиот Син[d] го чува и Ѓаволот не може да допре до него.

19 Ние, христијаните, знаеме дека потекнуваме од Бог, а световните луѓе се под власта на Ѓаволот. 20 Знаеме и дека Божјиот Син дојде и ни даде разум за да Го препознаеме вистинскиот Бог. Затоа ние сме во единство со вистинскиот Бог и со Неговиот Син, Исус Христос. Тој е вистинскиот Бог, Тој е вечниот живот.

21 Чеда Божји, чувајте се од идоли[e]!

Footnotes

  1. 1 Јован 5:1 На грчки: Христос.
  2. 1 Јован 5:6 Буквално: Тој дојде преку вода и крв.
  3. 1 Јован 5:7 Некои подоцнежни ракописи додаваат: на небо - Таткото, Зборот и Светиот Дух, и тие Тројца се едно. Овде на Земјата имаме тројца сведоци.
  4. 1 Јован 5:18 Буквално: бидејќи родениот од Бог... Веројатно се однесува на Христос. Алтернативно, ако се однесува на христијанин, овој стих би гласел: ...родениот од Бог се чува себеси и Ѓаволот не може да допре до него.
  5. 1 Јован 5:21 Преносно: од се што може да го истисне Бога од вашите срца, од она што може да ви стане бог наместо вистинскиот Бог.

Faith in the Incarnate Son of God

Everyone who believes(A) that Jesus is the Christ(B) is born of God,(C) and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.(D) This is how we know(E) that we love the children of God:(F) by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.(G) And his commands are not burdensome,(H) for everyone born of God(I) overcomes(J) the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.(K)

This is the one who came by water and blood(L)—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.(M) For there are three(N) that testify: the[a] Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. We accept human testimony,(O) but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God,(P) which he has given about his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony.(Q) Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar,(R) because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life,(S) and this life is in his Son.(T) 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(U)

Concluding Affirmations

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God(V) so that you may know that you have eternal life.(W) 14 This is the confidence(X) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.(Y) 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know(Z) that we have what we asked of him.(AA)

16 If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life.(AB) I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death.(AC) I am not saying that you should pray about that.(AD) 17 All wrongdoing is sin,(AE) and there is sin that does not lead to death.(AF)

18 We know that anyone born of God(AG) does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one(AH) cannot harm them.(AI) 19 We know that we are children of God,(AJ) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.(AK) 20 We know also that the Son of God has come(AL) and has given us understanding,(AM) so that we may know him who is true.(AN) And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(AO)

21 Dear children,(AP) keep yourselves from idols.(AQ)

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:8 Late manuscripts of the Vulgate testify in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth: the (not found in any Greek manuscript before the fourteenth century)

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

For 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?

This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.