1 John 2:22-28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 [a]Who is the liar? Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist.(A) 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.(B)
Life from God’s Anointing. 24 (C)Let what you heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son and in the Father.[b] 25 And this is the promise that he made us: eternal life.(D) 26 I write you these things about those who would deceive you. 27 As for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, so that you do not need anyone to teach you. But his anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not false; just as it taught you, remain in him.
Children of God. 28 [c]And now, children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be put to shame by him at his coming.
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- 2:22–23 Certain gnostics denied that the earthly Jesus was the Christ; to deny knowledge of the Son is to deny the Father, since only through the Son has God been fully revealed (Jn 1:18; 14:8–9).
- 2:24 Continuity with the apostolic witness as proclaimed in the prologue is the safeguard of right belief.
- 2:28–29 Our confidence at his judgment is based on the daily assurance of salvation. Our actions reflect our true relation to him.
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