Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 John 5:1

"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." — 1 John 5:1 (ASV)

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God:

These are very simple words, but they contain a great depth of meaning. The teaching conveyed by this Epistle is very profound, though the language is such as even a child can understand. There must be faith in Jesus Christ as the anointed Son of God; otherwise, there is no new birth, no regeneration of the Holy Spirit.

And every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him (1 John 5:1).

If we love the Father, we love the Son. If we love God, we love all his people; all who are born into the divine family are the objects of our affection.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.

Take comfort, believer, from that declaration. You have accepted Jesus as the Christ, the anointed of God, so the apostle affirms that you are born of God. It may be only lately that you have been born again; you may be only a babe in grace. But if you have a true faith in Christ as God’s anointed, you are born of God.

And every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. (1 John 5:1)

If you truly love God, you also love his well-beloved and only-begotten Son, and you also love all his children. There cannot be a true love for the Father and a hatred for his family; that is impossible.

Judge therefore by this test whether you love God or not.