1 John 2:18-28 New International Version

Warnings Against Denying the Son

18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.

20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.[a] 21 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. 22 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. 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

24 As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is what he promised us—eternal life.

26 I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 27 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.

God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

1 John 2:18-28&nbsp;New International Version
Warnings Against Denying the Son
18&nbsp;Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19&nbsp;They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
20&nbsp;But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20john%202%3A18-2%3A28&amp;version=NIV#fen-NIV-30571a">a</a>] 21&nbsp;I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. 22&nbsp;Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist&mdash;denying the Father and the Son. 23&nbsp;No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
24&nbsp;As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 25&nbsp;And this is what he promised us&mdash;eternal life.
26&nbsp;I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 27&nbsp;As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit&mdash;just as it has taught you, remain in him.
God&rsquo;s Children and Sin
28&nbsp;And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

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Welcome to Calvary Chapel of The Lakes where we love God's word. Our teaching ministry with Pastor Doug Teel takes us book by book, verse by verse through the Bible. Our church family lives and shares the love, grace, and mercy of God the Father and the message of salvation through His son, Jesus Christ.