“Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist–denying the Father and the Son.” 1 John 2:22
John just finished warning about antichrists and telling you that you have the truth. Now he asks the question of who is a liar.
No one really likes to be called a liar. Even people in the world do not like that title. Everyone believes that they are speaking the truth.
Yet, here, John tells you that anyone who denies that Jesus is the Christ is a liar. Many people around the world think of Jesus as a great philosopher or teacher, but nothing more. The word “Christ” means the anointed one, or the messiah.
Yes, Jesus was a great philosopher and teacher, but He was so much more. He is the Messiah, the one who saves. Jesus is the Anointed One–chosen by God to save the world. As a whole very few people in this world see Jesus this way.
Jesus is seen as no different from Muhammad or Buddha by most of the world. In America, it is becoming very common for people to state that you can worship Jesus while worshipping Allah. These are lies of the world.
Jesus is either nothing, or He is the Messiah. He has no equal and cannot be served in that way of thinking. If anyone thinks differently of Jesus, they are a liar. John even calls them an antichrist, one who is against Christ Jesus.
John had written that Jesus said He is the way, the truth and the life and no one can get to God the Father except through Him. This is truth. Anything different is a lie.
Do not allow yourself to believe the lies of this world. Do not allow yourself to follow anyone who teaches a lie of this world. Do not be a liar today. Make Jesus your Savior today. Do not deny Jesus in anything you say or do.
I pray that today God will reveal how Jesus is the Christ/Messiah; that God will help you to see the lies of this world; that God will reveal false teachings to you; and that you will make Jesus your Messiah, Christ, Savior today.
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