1 John 5:10: He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.
But before specifying the content of God’s testimony in the next two verses, John paused parenthetically to remark that accepting this testimony internalizes it for the one who believes. Each believer has God’s truth in his heart. By contrast, anyone who disbelieves God has made Him out to be a liar. For John there was no middle ground, no suspension of opinion. One either believes or he impugns God’s veracity. 1
Loving Him
Sometimes we need to proclaim exactly what we believe.
“I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, His Holy Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.”
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6
Loving Others
We either deny Him, or become devoted to Him. There is no middle ground. – TWEET IT
Make Me Like You
Lord, thank You for teaching us that You are the foundation of our faith.
1. Walvoord, John F., & Zuck, R. B., Dallas Theological Seminary. (1985). The Bible Knowledge Commentary
