"Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also."
I John 2:22-23
We all understand the definition of a liar to be someone who speaks or acts in such a way as to contradict truth. John, removing all doubt, makes it clear that the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ is a liar, for he denies the only truth by which all truth comes. To deny that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God by whom only man can be saved is to deny the greatest truth and to be separated from God.
Many want access to God the Father but they do not want it through the blood of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. They fail to see that the Father and Son are one. No one can get to the one without going through the other. One is an antichrist by denying Jesus but by doing so he also denies the Father, and is an enemy of God.
Just as those who deny are in darkness, those who acknowledge the Son have the Father in light and all the blessings which are thus promised. How do we claim these promises and blessings before the men of the world? We claim them by obeying the commandments of our Lord Jesus before them. It is by this obedience that God's children are known.
Consider also: John 6:47-65; John 10:27-30; Romans 3:19-26
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