Title: Son of Love and Son of Perdition
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The son of love is the one who acknowledges the son, and the son of perdition is the one who denies the son. He who acknowledges the Son has the Father, but he who denies the Son does not have the Father. It is the same as the words of the testimony, which is written, "He who denies the Son does not have the Father, but he who confesses the Son also has the Father" (1 John 2:23).
He who acknowledges the Son calls God my Father, but he who denies the Son says that I am God. Regarding the Beloved Son, the Bible testifies, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).
Also, the Beloved Son Himself testifies, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
But the son of perdition denies him. This tempts them that life is one, but the Father and the Son have two separate lives, so this is sin. Therefore, even the testimony of “the Father has given life to the Son, so that he may have it in him, as he has life in himself, and gave the authority to judge because of his kindness” (John 5:26-27).
Therefore, denying the very word of the Father and the Son is tempting to say that it is eternal life. This is Satan's last temptation to try to block God's work of allowing God to lead many sons into glory through his Son. Therefore, one's own life is God's life, not the life divided into individuals, so in the end he is God. It is here that the son of perdition becomes a minister of Satan.
But the Beloved Son bears a stronger witness concerning the Father and the Son. “You have heard it is said that I am gone and I am coming to you. If you loved me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to my Father, for my Father is greater than I. Now I have told you before it is done, that you will believe when it comes to pass.” (John 14:28-29) is the same as the word of evidence.
The life of the Father and the Son is one, but the life of the Son is the life received from the Father, so it is less than the Father. That's why the Son testified, "The Father is greater than I, and now I have told you before the things are done, that you may believe when they come true."
The evidence that Christ said, “I and the Father are one...” (John 10:30) is that even though it is a son who received the life of the Father, he is a son who gives it back if the Father wants it. Therefore, “I and the Father are one.” That's what you did. For the head of Christ is God.
Christ did not say, “I and God are one,” but “I and the Father are one.” Therefore, a dispute arose with those who denied the Son of God, the Jews who did not know the Father.
“I and the Father are one.” The Jews were about to stone again. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works because of my Father. For which of these things are you going to stone me?” The Jews answered, “For good works. We do not intend to stone you, but because of your blasphemy, because when you became a man, you call yourself God. Jesus said to him, “Didn’t it be written in your law, ‘I said you are gods’? The Bible cannot be abolished. If people are called gods, how much more do you blaspheme that I am the Son of God whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? If I do not do my Father's works, do not believe me; but if I do them, even if you do not believe me, they Believe, and you will understand and know that the Father is in me and I am in the Father. They tried to seize Jesus again, but he escaped from his hand” (John 10:30-39).
There are words that testify more clearly that the Son is one with the Father. It is written, “I have given them the glory that was given to me, that they may be one, even as we are one. That I may be in them and the Father in me, so that they may be made whole, that they may be one. so that the world may know that you sent me, and that you loved them as you loved me. Father, the one you gave me is with me where I am, so that they may see the glory that you gave me because you loved me from before the foundation of the world. I want you” (John 17:22-24).
That is why the Father raised the Son from the dead and placed him at the right hand of his throne. Because he knew from the beginning that he was such a son, "... Suddenly, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; listen to him..." (Matt. 17:5) said the Father himself.
Not only this, but the Bible says, “He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins” (Colossians 1:13-14). that you testified.
God the Father gave to the Son all things, even the kingdom, the power, and the glory, but the Son did not regard it as something to be possessed; ) is what you prayed for.
Regarding this, the Bible says, “For as in Adam all died, so in Christ all will be made alive, but each one in his own turn, first, Christ the firstfruits, then those of him at the coming of Christ, and then the last. It is the time when he will destroy all principalities and all authority and power and present the kingdom to God the Father” (1 Corinthians 15:22-24). Since he said, “It is time to give,” there must have been a time when he received it. It is the same as the words of the evidence that was written, “Father, glorify me even now with you by the glory that I had with you before the foundation of the world” (John 17:5).
Thus, the relationship between the Father and the Beloved Son is eternal in the Father. It is written, "While he was in the flesh, he offered up supplications and supplications with loud cries and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, and was called by God high priest after the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 5:7-10). He was glorified again by calling him the eternal high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
Not only this, but also the glory of all the angels worshiping him as the proof says, “And when he brings the firstborn son back into the world, let all the angels of God worship him...” (Hebrews 1:6). that you have given But to this Son all kingdoms and powers and glory belong to the Father.
“I pray for them; I do not pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me. They are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine. I will be glorified through them.” I have received it” (John 17:9-10).
Satan is jealous of the children of God with Christ in gaining such glory, so to block the authority to become children of God, if we divide God's life into individual parts, since it is a sin, he will deny the children and cleverly tempt them that they must know that they are God to have eternal life. will be
But “I came down from heaven, not to do my will, but to do the will of him who sent me. This is the will of him who sent me, that I will not lose any of those who have given me, but will raise them up on the last day” (John 6:38). -39) According to the word of the testimony, those who belong to the son of perdition will perish together with the son of perdition, and none of those who belong to the son of love will be lost, but will be raised up on the last day by the Spirit of him who raised the son of love. is.
For this reason, the word of truth still clearly testifies, “He who has the Son has life, and he who does not have the Son of God does not have life” (1 John 5:12).
As for the son of perdition, who has no son, “Do not let anyone deceive you by any means, for it will not come until the apostasy first occurs, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and worships all so-called God. He exalts himself above those who receive it, and sits in the temple of God, showing himself to be God. Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was with you? Do you still know what prevents him from appearing in his hour? The mystery is already at work, but now there is someone blocking it, and it will be done until it is removed from among them. Then the lawless one will appear, and the Lord Jesus will kill him with the breath of his mouth, and will bring an end to his coming and appearing” (2 Thessalonians 2:3-8). is clearly proving that.
Also, the spirit of the antichrist is trying to completely prevent the children of God from becoming flesh and blood and learning obedience and becoming perfect as children of God. This is why the Bible says, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God, that every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God. Every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not of God, and this is the spirit of the antichrist, you have heard that it is coming, but it is already in the world” (1 John 4:1-3). This is because the Son of Perdition is deceiving that Christ came as a Spirit and not in the flesh.
For this reason, the work of man admits to the Son and gains the authority to become a child of God is the work of the Father and the Son. Conversely, the work of man denying the Son of God and deceiving that I am God is the work of Satan and the Son of Destruction.
Let us all together give eternal glory in Christ Jesus to God our Father, who through the Holy Spirit made us aware of these truths in the word of truth. Amen, thank you Lord.