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Every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.

— John the Evangelist

ὅτι πᾶν τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ νικᾷ τὸν κόσμον· καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ νίκη ἡ νικήσασα τὸν κόσμον, ἡ πίστις ἡμῶν.

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1 John 5:4 NLT

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Whoever does not love has not come to know God, because God is love.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.

His feet were like fine copper when glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters.

These are the things that the Amen says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God.

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