1 John 5:2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.
3 This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,
4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
Was leaving out the part about "to obey His commands" intentional?
Verses 2 & 3 do not speak explicitly to overcoming, which was the issue at hand.
You might want to rethink that.
3 This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,
4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world.