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Welcome to the Hope Bible School verse-by-verse Bible study of 1 John. This is Jeff M Newman. Get a new lesson every other week on Mondays at 12:00 PM Pacific.

In Lesson 57 we are going to study the first part of 1 John 2:22.

Let’s read this part of the verse.

1 John 2:22 Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ?...

Let’s go over the definition of the words.

Who is (5101. tis) (1510. eimi) – This phrase refers to “someone” or “anyone” who “exists” or “is present.”

The liar (3588. ho, hé, to) (5583. pseustés from the same as NG5574) – This refers to “the deceiver,” someone who “speaks falsehoods” or is “untruthful” in nature.

If it is not (1487. ei) (3361. mé) – This expresses absolute negation, meaning “if not truly” or “unless it is not.”

The one who denies (3588. ho, hé, to) (720. arneomai) – This verb indicates an ongoing, continuous action of denying, disowning, or rejecting the existence or truth of something.

That Jesus is the Christ (3754. hoti) (2424. Iésous) (1510. eimi) (3588. ho, hé, to) (5547. Christos) – This emphasizes the specific truth being denied—that Jesus is the Christos, the Messiah, or the Anointed One.

In other words, anyone who continually rejects the truth that Jesus is the Christ, the Anointed One, is a deceiver, speaks falsehoods, or is inherently untruthful.

John, the author of 1 John, seeks to protect and warn believers against those who reject Jesus as the Christ, the Messiah or the Anointed One.

The Messiah was prophesied to be the One anointed by God to bring salvation, reign as King, and fulfill God’s promises to His people.

When someone denies that Jesus is the Christ, they are rejecting God’s plan of salvation and aligning themselves with the spirit of the Antichrist.

In 1 John 4:3, we read that anyone who does not confess Jesus is not from God and is influenced by the spirit of the Antichrist. This verse also emphasizes that this spirit is already active in the world.

1 John 4:3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.

In 2 John 1:7, we are warned that many deceivers have gone out into the world—specifically, those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Such a person is identified as a deceiver and the antichrist.

2 John 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess