Faith precedes life !

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John the Apostle, His Doctrine is the Life by regeneration comes b4 Faith.

1 Jn 5:1

Whosoever[Jew or Greek] believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

Now believeth here is a present tense active verb and means, whosoever is believing

However the phrase " is born of God" is a perfect tense, has been born of God, so it means being born of God first is necessary to begin believing.

The Perfect Tense

Action that has been completed in the past yet has results occurring in the present are expressed by the perfect tense

So the one believing in the present is the result of having been born of God [completed action in the past]

 

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John the Apostle, His Doctrine is faith is born of God,

1 Jn 5:4

4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Notice John writes "whatsover is born of God" not whosoever, and that whatsover is our Faith