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Who is the liar but
1he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is
2the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.
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3No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.
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Let
4what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then
5you too will abide in the Son and in the Father.
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And this is the promise that he made to us--
6eternal life.
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I write these things to you about
7those who are trying to deceive you.
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But
8the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and
9you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and
10is true, and is no lie--just as it has taught you, abide in him.
Children of God
28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that
11when he appears
12we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his
13coming.
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If you know that
14he is righteous, you may be sure that
15everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.