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Re: 1 John 2:20-23: Truth and Lie [message #434 is a reply to message #432] |
Mon, 05 March 2018 22:39 |
Nakkajohnk
Messages: 72 Registered: January 2017 Location: HALIFAX
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SCRIPTURE: 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.[d] 21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. 23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. 1 John 2:20-23
OBSERVATION: My observation in this scripture reading is, John is writing to emphasis on Trinity(triune God), The Father,the Son and the Holy Spirit. And he is telling about the truth, When the truth is Jesus Christ, there is no lie in the truth. He also says that he is not addressing the people who don't know or believe Jesus Christ and saying that they don't know the truth and he is quoting that who doesn't believe that Jesus is Christ(saviour or redeemer who brings salvation to the mankind), is a liar and he is antichrist(doesn't believe Jesus is Christ). His only ambition is to make the believers understand about the Trinity and how the Trinity is important in the Christian life. If we believe Jesus is our saviour, we need to believe that Jesus, the God the Father and the Holy Spirit constitute as Trinity.
APPLICATION: 1. Need to understand the power of Trinity and believe in Triune God.
2. Need to experience the power of Holy Spirit.
PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, Give your wisdom to know more about the Trinity and also give your grace to believe in the power of Trinity. AMEN
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Re: 1 John 2:20-23: Truth and Lie [message #435 is a reply to message #432] |
Tue, 06 March 2018 07:59 |
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balan
Messages: 86 Registered: January 2017 Location: Halifax
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Scripture:
1 John 2:20-23 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. 21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. 23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
Observation:
In the previous verses John talked about many antichrists who are already in the world also John said who is an antichrist and how do we identify them.
John says I don't need to tell you because you have an anointing of the Holy Spirit and that will help you to identify who is an antichrist.
John mentioned about the Holy Spirit, now he is telling the importance of the second member of Trinity, Son Jesus. If someone denies the Son and tries to come to the Father, he is antichrist.
We need to be careful about the liars who denies that Jesus is the Christ. What does it mean?
• Jesus refers to the one who is a savior, redeemer, the variants of Joshua, Yeshua
• Christ refers to the Greek word Christos, meaning "anointed one" or "chosen one.
• Liar is the one who believe Jesus' humanity (redeemer) and denies His deity (anointed one).
Having a clear understanding of the Godhead, triune God will help us to discern the working of antichrist is.
Application:
I need to recognize or acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus Christ in my life. I never want to bypass Son Jesus thinking that I can directly deal with the Father.
Prayer:
Lord help me to understand, believe and teach the triune nature of Godhead.
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Re: 1 John 2:20-23: Truth and Lie [message #437 is a reply to message #432] |
Tue, 06 March 2018 20:47 |
Jacob
Messages: 62 Registered: January 2017
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Scripture:
1 John 2:20-23
But you belong. The Holy One anointed you, and you all know it. I haven't been writing this to tell you something you don't know, but to confirm the truth you do know, and to remind you that the truth doesn't breed lies.
So who is lying here? It's the person who denies that Jesus is the Divine Christ, that's who. This is what makes an antichrist: denying the Father, denying the Son. No one who denies the Son has any part with the Father, but affirming the Son is an embrace of the Father as well.
Observations:
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Ephesians 1:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth,
John 16:13
the truth doesn't breed lies
the liar -- he who denies that Jesus is the Christ?
Disobeying Jesus commandments also equivalent to denying him.
Application:
Am i following Jesus commandments?
Prayer:
Dear Lord, Please give grace to follow your commandments .
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Re: 1 John 2:20-23: Truth and Lie [message #439 is a reply to message #432] |
Tue, 06 March 2018 21:00 |
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Scripture:
1 John 2:20-23 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.[d] 21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. 23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
Observation:
When these things were happening there were already those deceivers trying to preach false doctrines that the Father and the Son Jesus are not related.
So the Apostle, is insisting to rely on the truth rather than deceiving philosophies.
Application:
The deception is gaining extensive community approval. But if we deny Jesus and choose to believe only the Father God we have no part in His kingdom.
We should never to indulge in such ungodly teachings.
Prayer:
Lord, we pray that we never astray. Give us the spirit to discern the deceivers and always stay focused on Your word, because it is the only truth. In Jesus name we pray. Amen
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