This is how we know that we love God’s children: when we love God and obey[a] his commands. For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And his commands are not a burden,(A) because everyone who has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.

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We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments. Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.

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