1 John 2:29 KJV  [29] If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. A righteous birth will produce a righteous life. This is a fundamental truth that cannot be ignored. There is another fundamental truth, and that is, that you and I are not righteous. We can never be righteous within ourselves, and we can never obtain righteousness by ourselves. These thoughts will really help us to place this verse in context.  First, we see who is righteous. John says we know that he is righteous. There is no …

 [28] And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. I remember as a young teenage boy, hearing preachers constantly preaching on the rapture. They were warning sinners to get right, because Jesus may come at any moment. They would remind them that if the rapture took place, and they were not ready, they would be left behind to face God’s wrath and judgment.   They would prod the saints to stay busy and fervent, so they would not be ashamed when he comes. …

1 John 2:27 KJV [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. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is clearly seen in the Word of God. John 16:7-11 teaches us that he has a ministry of reproving the world. In John 3:1-8 he has a ministry of regenerating the lost. The Holy Spirit also has a ministry …

1 John 2:26 KJV [26] These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. The word seduce means to draw away from what is right. This is how Satan works against man. He makes false doctrine appealing to the flesh, in order to lure men away from the truth. He organizes religion, makes it attractive and fills his teaching with seducers who are full of charisma and charm, in order to catch the attention of those who they come in contact with. His ultimate goal is to get man to believe anything other than the truth.  John …

1 John 2:25  [25] And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. A promise can be no greater than the one who is making the promise. Some people make promises that they cannot keep. Others make promises that they can keep, but their track record of keeping promises is not very good. Promise keeping is not always an easy task.  Here we have a promise that is out of this world. This promise goes beyond the realm of time. It goes beyond the realm of physical life. It goes beyond the realm of humanity. There …

1 John 2:24 KJV [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. Salvation not only delivers our soul from hell but gives us a friend that is like no other. Proverbs 18:24 says, “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother”. We know that friend is Jesus! He abides with us just as he said he would in …

1 John 2:23 KJV [23] Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.  You cannot have one without the other. The only way to have a right relationship with God is to have a real relationship with Christ. There are many in this world who claim to know God but reject Christ. They want nothing to do with Christianity, nothing to do with the cross and nothing to do with those who believe.  Our verse is very simple. If you deny Jesus, then you know not God. If …

1 John 2:22 KJV [22] Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.  I recently read an article on the study of lying. Psychologists say the average person lies two to three times every 10 minutes. While reading the article, I must confess, I wondered if it was true or a lie. It certainly sounds unbelievable.  There are three things that never cease to amaze me about lying. Those who tell the lie, the content of the lie and those who choose to believe the lie. …

1 John 2:21 KJV [21] I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. I remember a Bible college teacher who often used a particular quote when he wanted to challenge us to study. He would say, “A good Bible student is a student of the Bible to his grave”. This has stayed with me down through the years and has served as a reminder of the importance of learning and relearning what has been written.  I’m sure you have heard the saying, “anything …

1 John 2:20 KJV [20] But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. The word “unction” is translated from the Greek word, “chrisma”, which means “the anointed One”. The word Christ stems from this same word. Though the person of Christ is not with us, he was with the apostles, but his Spirit is with us today. The presence of Jesus lives in our hearts through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Every true believer is indwelled with the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation.  Once the Holy Spirit moves into our heart, …