ACC ~ 1 John 5 v4

VICTORY THROUGH FAITH. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: Neither a Jew nor a pagan nor a heretic can do anything in the face of this victory which is ours through faith. CATENA.

THIS IS THE VICTORY. ANDREAS: This means that such a person has overcome all evil and ungodliness. For our faith has destroyed all ignorance and driven out all darkness. CATENA.

OVERCOMING NOT BY OUR EFFORTS. BEDE: The commandments of God are not burdensome. All those who are bound to keep them with true devotion, despite the adversities of this world, regard its temptations with equanimity, even to the point of looking forward to death, because it is the gateway to the heavenly country. And lest anyone should think that we can somehow achieve all this by our own efforts, John adds that the substance of our victory is our faith, not our works. ON 1 JOHN.

FAITH OVERCOMES THE WORLD. THEOPHYLACT: Once you have become brothers and sisters in love, you must go on to the next stage, which is to overcome the world. For those who have been born again in God must expel every kind of unbelief from their midst. COMMENTARY ON 1 JOHN.

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