1:9-11 How are we to understand what John says here?
1:9-11 How are we to understand what John says here?
John is warning Christians here against knowingly fellowshipping with anyone and praying God's blessings over them who teaches against the person of Christ as scripture presents Him.
This does not mean that Christians cannot witness the truth to false teachers, but that they are not to allow false teachers into their homes or assemblies to spread their heresies. V9 teaches that no one can be saved who teaches against the deity of Jesus (CP V9 with 1Jn 2:22-26).
Anyone who denies Christ calls God a liar because God Himself bears witness to Jesus (CP 1 Jn 5:9-13 with Mt 3:13-17; Lu 9:28-36 (also Mt 17:1-8; Mk 9:1-8) Ac 13:33).
When Paul quoted Psa 2:7 in Ac 13:33 he was illustrating for the Jews that by Christ's resurrection God was formally showing Him to be His Son, which He became at His incarnation (CP Psa 2:7).
This is what we learned in Mt 3:13-17, Lu 9:28-36 and 1Jn 5:9-13. Christians need to know these scriptures in order to share them with those who argue against this truth (See also comments on Lu 1:35(B), Jn 12:41, Ac 13:33, 20:28, 1Ti 3:16, 1Jn 2:22-23, 3:16-18, 5:6-9.
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