1 JOHN 2:18-9
We are able to detect who the antichrists are: “They went out from us, but they were not of us” (1
John 2:19). This does not mean that they left a particular denomination or church. They left the
fundamental doctrine of Jesus Christ. The Word says they were never born again. Verse 19 makes
that abundantly clear. The words “no doubt” are in italics in some translations, indicating that they
were added by the translators.
Consequently, the verse actually says, “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.”
True Christians are recipients of eternal life, and therefore “they shall never perish, neither shall any
man pluck them out of my hand,” the Saviour said. “My Father, which gave them me, is greater than
all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one” (John
10:28-30). The person who has eternal life cannot be taken away from God.
A true child of God will not accept any doctrine that denies that Jesus was and is the eternal God. A
person who says that Jesus is not God is not a child of God and cannot go to heaven.
For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist (2 John 1:7).
Theodore Epp
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