maybe only the true Messiah would deny he is the Messiah and this is how to tell him apart from the false ones
since Jesus denies it, he is the Messiah
where 1 John's opponents went wrong then is by denying Jesus was the Messiah they were doing it wrong
only Jesus can deny it, you can say he denied it but you can't say he wasn't yourself
1 John correctly says he denied it (by not saying he never said he didn't, implying he did) and he therefore was the Messiah
since Jesus denies it, he is the Messiah
where 1 John's opponents went wrong then is by denying Jesus was the Messiah they were doing it wrong
only Jesus can deny it, you can say he denied it but you can't say he wasn't yourself
1 John correctly says he denied it (by not saying he never said he didn't, implying he did) and he therefore was the Messiah
Statistics: Posted by davidmartin — Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:41 am