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CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10

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(KJV) 1 John 3:10

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

CHILDREN OF GOD … CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:10

This is the heart and conclusion of John’s teaching in 1 John 2:28 – 3:10. He has warned these troubled believers not to be deceived about the nature of true salvation and a personal relationship with God (1 John 3:7). This means that true believers must reject any belief or teaching that claims that we can be out of fellowship with God (1 John 1:3), continue to sin, do the works of the devil (1 John 3:8), love the world (1 John 2:15), do harm to others (1 John 3:14-18) and yet be children of God who are spiritually saved and destined for heaven.

Contrary to this false teaching, John clearly states that anyone who continues to defy God and His standards (1 John 3:9) “is of the devil” (1 John 3:8) and “is not a child of God.” They are liars (1 John 2:4). True children of God are characterized by a love for God that is shown by following His commands (1 John 5:2) and showing true concern for the spiritual and physical needs of others (1 John 3:16-17).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9
  2. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  3. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  4. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  5. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  6. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  7. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  8. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  9. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  10. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  11. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  12. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  13. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  14. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  15. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  16. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  17. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  18. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  19. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  20. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  21. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  22. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  23. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  24. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  25. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  26. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  27. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  28. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  29. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  30. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  31. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  32. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  33. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  34. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  35. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  36. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  37. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  38. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  39. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  40. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9

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(KJV) 1 John 3:9

Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

HE CANNOT GO ON SINNING / 1 JOHN 3:9

The verb “to sin” (Greek hamartano) is a present active infinitive, implying continued or present active infinitive, implying continued or persistent action. John emphasizes that those who truly are God’s children cannot make sin their way of life because God’s life cannot exist in those who make a practice or habit of sinning (1 John 1:5-7; 2:3-11, 15-17, 24-29; 3:6-24; 4:7-8, 20).

  1. Spiritual birth produces renewed spiritual life that results in a new and ongoing relationship with God. In this letter, every time John speaks of the new birth of the believer, he uses the Greek perfect tense to emphasize the continued and sustained relationship that started when a person first received Christ and entrusted his or her life to the Lord (1 John 2:39; 3:9; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18).
  2. It is impossible for people who have God’s life in them (who are “born of God”) to continue in the habit of sinning; it is a spiritual contradiction. The Holy Spirit cannot remain in a life that is full of sin, and God cannot have a covenant relationship with any who continue to “walk in the darkness” (1 John 1:7). Believers may occasionally lapse from God’s holy standard, but they will not deliberately continue in sin as a lifestyle (1 John 3:6; 1 John 3:10).
  3. That which keeps Christ’s faithful followers from willfully and continually sinning is “God’s seed” in them (God’s very life, Spirit and nature living in them, 1 John 5:11-12; John 15:4; 2 Peter 1:4).
  4. By an active faith in God (1 John 5:4), the inner presence of Christ, the guiding power of the Holy Spirit and the written Word of God (1 Thessalonians 2:10), all Christians can live consistently free from the life-entangling power of sin.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  2. LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6
  3. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  4. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  5. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  6. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  7. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  8. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  9. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  10. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  11. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  12. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  13. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  14. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  15. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  16. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  17. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  18. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  19. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  20. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  21. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  22. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  23. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  24. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  25. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  26. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  27. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  28. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  29. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  30. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  31. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  32. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  33. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  34. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  35. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  36. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  37. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  38. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  39. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6

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(KJV) 1 John 3:6

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

LIVES IN HIM – SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM / 1 JOHN 3:6

LIVES IN HIM

The words “lives in him” and “born of God” (1 John 3:9) are equivalent expressions. Only those who continue to live in a right relationship with God continue to be born of God (His children John 15:4; Romans 8:1).

SEEN HIM OR KNOWN HIM

The verbs “seen” and “known” are in the perfect tense (the Greek perfect tense refers to action that occurred in the past with results continuing to the present moment). John is saying that no one who is living in sin – deliberately defying God and His standards – has seen (and continues to see) God, nor has he known (and continues to know) Him. This can apply either to those who have never had real faith in Christ or to those who knew God in the past but have not continued knowing Him in the present.

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  1. EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3
  2. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  3. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  4. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  5. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  6. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  7. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  8. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  9. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  10. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  11. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  12. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  13. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  14. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  15. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  16. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  17. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  18. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  19. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  20. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  21. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  22. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  23. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  24. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  25. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  26. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  27. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  28. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  29. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  30. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  31. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  32. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  33. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  34. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  35. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  36. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  37. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  38. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3

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(KJV) 1 John 3:3

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS HOPE IN HIM PURIFIES HIMSELF / 1 JOHN 3:3

Those who truly have the hope of spending eternity with Christ will be faithful to their relationship with Him by avoiding anything that offends God and by keeping themselves spiritually pure (2 Corinthians 7:1).

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  1. CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1
  2. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  3. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  4. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  5. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  6. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  7. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  8. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  9. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  10. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  11. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  12. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  13. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  14. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  15. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  16. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  17. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  18. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  19. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  20. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  21. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  22. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  23. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  24. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  25. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  26. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  27. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  28. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  29. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  30. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  31. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  32. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  33. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  34. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  35. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  36. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  37. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1

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(KJV) 1 John 3:1

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

CHILDREN OF GOD / 1 JOHN 3:1

The truth that God is our Father and we are His children is one of the greatest revelations in the New Testament.

  1. Being a child of God – chosen and adopted through Christ as His very own – is among the highest honors and privileges of our salvation (John 1:12; Galatians 4:7).
  2. Being a child of God is the basis for our faith and trust in God (Matthew 6:25-34) and our hope of glory for the future. As God’s children, we are heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, which means that we have part in His eternal inheritance (Romans 8:16-17; Galatians 4:7).
  3. God wants us to become increasingly aware that we are His children. This awareness comes through the presence of the Holy Spirit – the “Spirit of sonship” (Romans 8:15) – within us. The Spirit allows us to call to God in a deep, personal and intimate way – “Abba, Father” (Galatians 4:6) – and He gives us the desire to be “led by the Spirit” (Romans 8:14). 
  4. Being a child of God means that, at times, we will be disciplined by the Father (Hebrews 12:6-7, 11) so that we can grow in spiritual maturity (1 John 3:9; 4:17-19). God’s highest goal in making us His children is to save us forever (John 3:16) and to make us more like Jesus (Romans 8:29).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27
  2. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  3. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  4. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  5. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  6. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  7. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  8. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  9. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  10. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  11. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  12. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  13. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  14. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  15. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  16. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  17. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  18. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  19. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  20. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  21. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  22. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  23. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  24. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  25. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  26. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  27. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  28. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  29. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  30. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  31. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  32. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  33. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  34. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  35. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  36. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27

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(KJV) 1 John 2:27

 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

HIS ANOINTING TEACHES YOU / 1 JOHN 2:27

All true followers of Christ are given the “anointing” (Holy Spirit, 1 John 2:20) to set them apart as God’s children and to help lead them into truth (John 14:26; John 16:13). As believers remain in the right relationship with Christ and commit themselves to spending time in God’s Word, the Holy Spirit helps them understand its life-transforming truths and how these truths apply to their lives. John is not ruling out the involvement of genuine Bible teachers, but he is speaking against false teachers who said that the message of Christ needed to be supplemented with a “higher knowledge” that they claimed to possess (1 John 1:1; 1 John 2:3). John responded to this lie by reminding his readers that the message already revealed to them by the Holy Spirit working through Christ’s original messengers was the only reliable truth.

The Holy Spirit’s teaching through God’s Word does not involve revelation of “new” truth or the explanation of all difficult Bible passages to our personal satisfaction. The Spirit works to illuminate the truth already revealed in God’s Word, helping believers to apply that truth to their lives in practical ways. 

  1. All believers may study and know God’s truth and learn from each other through mutual teaching and encouragement (Matthew 28:20; Ephesians 3:18; Colossians 3:16).
  2. This passage points out three safeguards against doctrinal (belief and teaching) error: (a) remaining in the right relationship with God the Father and Jesus the Son according to His revelation in the Bible (1 John 2:24). (b) The truth and empowering of the Holy Spirit. (c) Fellowship (1 John 1:3) with other committed Christians. 
  3. God’s people do not need instruction from those who teach things contrary to or outside of true Biblical faith, which is what John means when he says, “you do not need anyone [else] to teach you.”

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24
  2. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  3. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  4. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  5. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  6. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  7. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  8. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  9. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  10. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  11. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  12. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  13. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  14. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  15. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  16. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  17. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  18. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  19. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  20. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  21. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  22. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  23. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  24. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  25. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  26. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  27. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  28. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  29. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  30. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  31. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  32. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  33. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  34. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  35. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 1 John 2:24

 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING / 1 JOHN 2:24

Believers will remain in a right relationship with Christ and experience complete spiritual salvation only as long as they remain devoted to Christ and to the teaching of those He commissioned to deliver His original message as we have it in His Word – the Bible (Ephesians 2:20). This suggests two things:

  1. To abandon the original message of Christ and New Testament faith causes spiritual death and separates a person from Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:6-8; 5:1-4). For believers to be loyal to Christ, they must be loyal to His Word and live by the teachings of the New Testament. 
  2. It is dangerous to follow teachings or teachers who preach “new” things not found in God’s Word (Jude 1:3). For this reason, it is important to study God’s Word for oneself and to hold firmly to its teaching; our very souls and our eternal destinies depend on it.

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22
  2. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  3. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  4. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  5. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  6. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  7. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  8. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  9. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  10. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  11. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  12. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  13. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  14. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  15. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  16. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  17. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  18. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  19. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  20. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  21. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  22. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  23. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  24. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  25. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  26. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  27. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  28. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  29. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  30. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  31. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  32. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  33. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  34. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 1 John 2:22

Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

THE LIAR … WHO DENIES THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST / 1 JOHN 2:22

No one who rejects or denies Jesus as Savior – the One sent by God to provide the way of forgiveness and rescue from the power of sin – can have a personal relationship with God. Jesus, the Son, is the only way to the Father (John 14:6; 1 John 1:1; 1 John 2:3; 1 John 2:18).

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20
  2. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  3. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  4. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  5. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  6. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  7. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  8. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  9. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  10. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  11. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  12. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  13. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  14. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  15. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  16. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  17. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  18. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  19. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  20. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  21. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  22. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  23. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  24. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  25. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  26. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  27. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  28. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  29. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  30. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  31. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  32. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  33. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 1 John 2:20

But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

AN ANOINTING / 1 JOHN 2:20

True followers of Christ receive an anointing – an empowering and personal commissioning for His purposes – which is the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:21-22). Through the Spirit, we “know the truth” (1 John 2:27). And have the power to live by it.

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19
  2. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  3. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  4. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  5. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  6. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  7. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  8. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  9. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  10. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  11. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  12. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  13. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  14. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  15. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  16. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  17. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  18. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  19. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  20. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  21. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  22. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  23. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  24. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  25. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  26. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  27. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  28. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  29. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  30. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  31. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  32. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) 1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

THEY WENT OUT FROM US / 1 JOHN 2:19

When the “antichrists” left the church congregations because they really had nothing in common with true believers (1 John 1:3), they certainly were not in a saving relationship with Christ. This allows for two possibilities:

  1. They were never true followers of Christ to begin with.
  2. They had once been in a saving relationship with Christ but later had abandoned their faith in Him.

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THE LAST HOUR … MANY ANTICHRISTS / 1 JOHN 2:18
  2. WHOEVER LOVES HIS BROTHER / 1 JOHN 2:10
  3. OLD COMMAND … NEW COMMAND / 1 JOHN 2:7-8
  4. MUST WALK AS JESUS DID / 1 JOHN 2:6
  5. DOES NOT DO WHAT HE COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 2:4
  6. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HIM / 1 JOHN 2:3
  7. ANTONING SACRIFICE / 1 JOHN 2:2
  8. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT SIN / 1 JOHN 2:1
  9. CLAIM WE HAVE NOT SINNED / 1 JOHN 1:10
  10. CONFESS OUR SINS / 1 JOHN 1:9
  11. IF WE CLAIM TO BE WITHOUT SIN / 1 JOHN 1:8
  12. WALK IN THE LIGHT / 1 JOHN 1:7
  13. FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM / 1 JOHN 1:6
  14. FELLOWSHIP WITH US / 1 JOHN 1:3
  15. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 1:2
  16. THAT WHICH WAS FROM THE BEGINNING – SEEN WITH OUR EYS OUR HAND HAVE TOUCHED / 1 JOHN 1:1
  17. UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE EVIL ONE / 1 JOHN 5:19
  18. SIN THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO DEATH / 1 JOHN 5:17
  19. HE SHOULD PRAY AND GOD WILL GIVE HIM LIFE; 1 JOHN 5:16
  20. THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN5:13
  21. HE WHO HAS THE SON HAS LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:12
  22. ETERNAL LIFE / 1 JOHN 5:11
  23. THERE ARE THREE THAT TESTIFY / 1 JOHN 5:7-9
  24. BY WATER AND BLOOD / 1 JOHN 5:6
  25. OVERCOME THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH / 1 JOHN 5:4
  26. HIS COMMANDS ARE NOT BURDENSOME / 1 JOHN 5:3
  27. THIS IS HOW WE KNOW / 1 JOHN 5:2
  28. BELIEVES … LOVES / 1 JOHN 5:1
  29. BECAUSE WE OBEY HIS COMMANDS / 1 JOHN 3:22
  30. THE DEVIL / 1 JOHN 3:8
  31. ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL / 1 JOHN 5:14
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Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog post! May the words inspire and uplift all who read them. Your support and interest mean the world to me, and I’m grateful for every moment you spend here. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!” Blessings, Margarita & Stace

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