1 John 2:21–27 (ESV) —
21 I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. 24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life.
26 I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. 27 But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
NOTE: We have a promise from God, "eternal life." Those of us who have confessed the Son, that is, believed upon the Son, we have the Father and an anointing (the Holy Spirit). John says we don't need teaching, I think in context, we have the HS so that we know what is true and what is not true. The only way we can be deceived is to pull away from God and his word. When we started living for earthly gains, we don't lose our adoption into the family, be we become susceptible to the lies of antichrists. We need to be filled with God's word and the Holy Spirit can use it to protect us from these deceivers; teach us; and give us the intangibles that the world yearns for (true peace, true hope, true joy, and true life that we were created for).
PONDER:
- Who do I listen to for truth about the world?
- God's word is our protection for antichrists, how much time each day do I spend in his word?
PRAYER: Father, protect us from the voices out their (the antichrists) who are there to deceive us, confuse us, and draw us away from your truth. Protect us from the evil before us. May the word of God saturate our lives and brings us peace, hope, joy, and a fulfilled life.
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