5. It is our faith that has won the victory against the world. So who wins against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
6. Jesus Christ is the one who came. He came with water and with blood. He did not come by water only. No, Jesus came by both water and blood. And the Spirit tells us that this is true. The Spirit is the truth.
7. So there are three witnesses that tell us about Jesus:
8. the Spirit, the water, and the blood. These three witnesses agree.
9. We believe people when they say something is true. But what God says is more important. And this is what God told us: He told us the truth about his own Son.