1 JOHN 2:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.”
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 — the liar (pseudesthēs) is fundamentally one who denies the christological claim: Jesus is (estin) the Christ (christos), the anointed one. This denial severs both Father and Son; rejection of Christ's identity blocks access to God.
Church Fathers on 1 John 2:22
“I write unto you not because you know not the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.” 1 John 2:21 Behold, we are admonished how we may know antichrist. What is Christ? Truth. Himself has said “I am the Truth.” John 14:6 But “no lie is of the truth.” Consequently, all who lie are not yet of Christ. He has not said that some lie is of the truth, and some lie not of the truth. Mark the sentence. Do not fondle yourselves, do not flatter yourselves, do…
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