Changed by His Love
1 John 2:23: Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
When you say that you believe in God and deny the deity of Christ, you really do not believe in God, certainly not the God of the Bible. The God of the Bible is the one who sent His Son into the world to die for our sins. And since the Son is God, He alone is the one who could make a satisfactory sacrifice to God for our sins. Had he been anyone else other than God, He Himself would have been a sinner. 1
Loving Him
To think of Jesus as anyone less than God is to embrace the doctrine of the antichrist. Many people give an intellectual assent to Jesus. Most acknowledge Him as a holy and righteous man who did great things on earth and died a martyr’s death. But that thinking will save no one. Jesus gave us no other option. He presented Himself as the only Redeemer of the world. If that truth does not humble us before Him in brokenness and repentance, then we are probably not saved.
They said to Him, “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.” John 8:19
Loving Others
The sinless Son of God is the only One who can save sinners.
Make Me Like You
Lord, thank You for all the humility it took to leave the glory of heaven to become the sin offering of the world.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (1 John) (electronic ed., Vol. 56). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
