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because everyone who is a child of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world—our faith.

So the one who conquers the world is the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

We believe people when they say something is true. But what God says is more important, and he has told us the truth about his own Son.

Anyone who believes in the Son of God has the truth that God told us. Anyone who does not believe makes God a liar, because that person does not believe what God told us about his Son.

This is what God told us: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

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

I write this letter to you who believe in the Son of God so you will know you have eternal life.

And this is the boldness we have in God's presence: that if we ask God for anything that agrees with what he wants, he hears us.

If anyone sees a brother or sister sinning (sin that does not lead to eternal death), that person should pray, and God will give the sinner life. I am talking about people whose sin does not lead to eternal death. There is sin that leads to death. I do not mean that a person should pray about that sin.

We know that those who are God's children do not continue to sin. The Son of God keeps them safe, and the Evil One cannot touch them.

We know that we belong to God, but the Evil One controls the whole world.

We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we can know the True One. And our lives are in the True One and in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the eternal life.

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ, will be with us in truth and love.

And love means living the way God commanded us to live. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is this: Live a life of love.

Anyone who goes beyond Christ's teaching and does not continue to follow only his teaching does not have God. But whoever continues to follow the teaching of Christ has both the Father and the Son.

They told the church about your love. Please help them to continue their trip in a way worthy of God.

My dear friend, do not follow what is bad; follow what is good. The one who does good belongs to God. But the one who does evil has never known God.

From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James. To all who have been called by God. God the Father loves you, and you have been kept safe in Jesus Christ:

Dear friends, I wanted very much to write you about the salvation we all share. But I felt the need to write you about something else: I want to encourage you to fight hard for the faith that was given the holy people of God once and for all time.

Some people have secretly entered your group. Long ago the prophets wrote about these people who will be judged guilty. They are against God and have changed the grace of our God into a reason for sexual sin. They also refuse to accept Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.