#7 - Deny Christ - 1 John

This characteristic of a non-Christian is very easy to understand. If you deny that Jesus Christ is the Savior, then you are not a Christian.

#7 - "Who is the liar? It isthe man who denies the Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist--he denies the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also." 1 John 2:22,23

1 John 4:2,3 repeats this:

"This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world."

Recognize that "Jesus Christ" is not a name. The term "Christ" is a title. It means savior. It is synonymous with the Hebrew word Messiah. If you deny that Jesus Christ is the savior, then you are not saved. This makes sense because:

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." - Acts 4:12

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