Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ,.... Or the Messiah that was prophesied of old, was long promised to the Jews, and whom they expected; there was a person spoken of in the writings of the Old Testament under this character, Psa 2:2; and the Jews looked for him; and Jesus of Nazareth is he, as appears by all the characteristics of the Messiah in...
The believer who trusts that Jesus is the Messiah is born of God and stands spiritually descended from Him, not by flesh but by the Spirit. It follows naturally that he who loves the Father must love the Father's children as well.
AI summary
Commenting on 1 John 5:1-5
I John Chapter 5 ANALYSIS OF CHAPTER THIS chapter embraces the following subjects: I. A continuance of the discussion about love, . These verses should have been attached to the previous chapter. II. The victory which is achieved over the world by those who are born of God. The grand instrumentality by which this is done, is by the belief that Jesus is the Son of God, . III.