1 John 2:21-22 “I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.2“ (ESV)
The world has never lacked liars, and the soul has never lacked enemies. We live in an age where dishonesty is expected, exaggeration is tolerated, and deception wears a mask so convincing that many embrace it without question.
John did not write to teach believers what truth is. He wrote to remind them where truth lives. Jesus Himself unmasked the Pharisees as children of the Devil, that ancient serpent whose native tongue is the lie. From the garden to the present hour, the strategy has never changed: twist what is true just enough to make what is false seem reasonable.
I had a friend who once encountered this very scheme. A conversation while shopping turned to faith. The stranger declared, “I believe in the Holy Father and Mother, and through Passover we are saved. Our spiritual leader, Christ Ahn Sahng-hong, is the Christ.”
My friend, grounded in Scripture, recognized the counterfeit immediately. A cult built by a man who claimed to be Christ reincarnated, using partial truths to draw the unsuspecting after him. He has since died. The truth has been revealed.
This is the devil’s oldest weapon: not the outright lie, but the half-truth dressed in religious clothing.
John’s warning stands.
No lie is of the truth. It’s either all right or all wrong.
Don’t sleep where discernment is required. Test every voice against the Word. If you truly seek truth, you will find it.
Where are you placing your trust?
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