1 JOHN 2:18-27
Bank tellers are trained to identify counterfeit bills. To find them, they should look for the differences between the genuine and the fake banknote, not the similarities.
The apostle John helped protect believers from heresy by showing them examples of false Christians and false teachers. One of the signs of the last days is the coming of the Antichrists (1 John 2:18).
John gave three signs of false teachers dominated by the spirit of the Antichrists: they turn away from fellowship (v. 19), they deny Jesus as the Messiah (v. 22) and they turn believers away from Jesus (v. 26). He encouraged believers to protect themselves from the spirit of antichrists by relying on the presence of the Spirit, knowing the truth, and staying in fellowship with Jesus.
We can protect ourselves from error and deception by knowing what is wrong and by trusting the truth in Jesus Christ.
Be careful: The devil can add a few grains of truth to what is false.
