“For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.” – 2 John 1:7
Understanding Jesus as the Bible reveals Him to be is challenging for us. However, it’s critically important! The Bible clearly demonstrates and teaches that Jesus is the eternal Son of God and one being with God. The Bible also reveals that Jesus took on a human body and nature, becoming one of us to live a perfect life before dying in our place on the cross and rising from the dead. Jesus is fully God and He is fully human. We can’t understand exactly how this works but the Bible is both explicit and implicit about this. If Jesus were anything less, in either nature, then His work on the cross couldn’t have completely dealt with our sins on the cross.
For 20 centuries, Christians have had to be careful about people teaching falsely about Jesus. Members of cults, people enthralled with human philosophies, and those who would limit God to what they themselves can explain or understand. People who would like to wreck your faith with words that sound plausible. Don’t let anyone diminish your understanding of Who Jesus is. Don’t let anyone reduce Him in your mind to just a wise teacher, moral example, revolutionary, or prophet. Don’t listen to those claiming Jesus is a created being, a spirit being, or a mere human being. Likewise, don’t let anyone reduce Him to just being a god who didn’t fully experience human birth, life, temptation, and death.
Those who teach falsely about the nature of Jesus aren’t harmless or misguided people who hold a different perspective. John teaches they are operating in the spirit of antichrist! They deceive the followers of Jesus and deny His fundamental work on our behalf. Even if you don’t like to think much about heady matters of theology, make sure you get this part right! Understand Who Jesus is and don’t entertain those who teach otherwise. #FollowJesus