1 JOHN 2:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.”
No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also — the binary choice is absolute: confession of the Son grants covenant relationship with the Father; denial of the Son severs the relationship. Confession (homologeō) is not mere intellectual assent but volitional alignment.
Church Fathers on 1 John 2:23
“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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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