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by Dave Root, VividChristianity.com, last modified on 03/25/2025.

To help you stay up-to-date with the changes to this website, here are the 3 most recent modifications to every article:

Gentile Christians Are Not Spiritual Jews
- 03/25/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the section called "Definitions."
- 07/23/2024 - Slightly modified the Introduction section.
- 07/09/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "Galatians 6:12-16."
Homosexuality Is Not Always a Sin
- 03/25/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the section called "Our Assumptions and Emotions Affect Our Discernment When We Read the Bible."
- 01/22/2025 - Slightly modified several paragraphs in the section called "Passages on Homosexuality Prior to the Old Covenant."
- 12/18/2024 - Added a paragraph and an update in the Conclusion section.
The "King James Only" View Is Mistaken
- 03/24/2025 - Slightly modified the 2nd paragraph in the section called "Were the KJV Translators KJV-Only?"
- 01/23/2025 - Slightly modified the 3rd paragraph in the section called "Issues Involved in Making New Translations of the Bible."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
Christians Are Not Required to Pay Tithes
- 03/24/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 02/13/2025 - Slightly modified the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs in the Introduction section.
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
Covenants, Dispensations, and the Ten Commandments - Part One
- 03/22/2025 - Slightly modified the 2nd bullet point under the Adamic Covenant.
- 03/16/2025 - Slightly modified some of the Conclusion section.
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
Cheat Sheet
- 03/21/2025 - Slightly modified the 8th paragraph in section #06.
- 03/15/2025 - Modified the paragraph about the anointing in section #06.
- 03/09/2025 - Slightly modified the 3rd paragraph in section #02. Slightly modified the 4th paragraph in section #17.
06 Obedience: We Need to Choose to Receive the Gift of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit
- 03/21/2025 - Slightly modified the 8th paragraph in section #06.
- 03/15/2025 - Modified the paragraph about the anointing in section #06.
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
Summary of Doctrines and Issues
- 03/21/2025 - Slightly modified the 4th paragraph in the section called "The Baptism of the Holy Spirit."
- 03/15/2025 - Added a paragraph about the anointing in the section called "The Baptism of the Holy Spirit."
- 03/02/2025 - Modified the third-from-last paragraph in the section called "Salvation" to say that if you're relying on anything other than proper faith in Jesus to receive the forgiveness of sins then you're not actually saved from the penalty for your sins.
How to Study the Bible
- 03/21/2025 - Slightly modified my 1st and 4th paragraphs in the section called "Proof-Texting."
- 01/20/2025 - Slightly modified the section called "Quite Amazing."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
Everything We Need to Know about Water Baptism - Part Three
- 03/17/2025 - Slightly modified my comments about "saved through water" in the section called "1 Peter 3:21."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 06/28/2024 - Added a link to my article called "Cheat Sheet" in the section called "John 3:5."
How Your Church Can Participate in the Great Last-Days Revival
- 03/17/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the section called "What Your Church Needs to Do."
- 03/09/2025 - Added the 4th bullet point in the section called "What Your Church Needs to Do."
- 02/21/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th bullet points in the section called "What Your Church Needs to Do."
Every Example of Healing in the New Testament
- 03/17/2025 - Slightly modified most of my comments in the section called "Every New Testament Passage in Which Someone Was Healed."
- 01/20/2025 - Modified some of my comments in the section called "Every New Testament Passage in Which Someone Was Healed."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
Why Do Christians Experience Hard Times and Suffering?
- 03/16/2025 - Added a section called "The Problem of Evil."
- 03/08/2025 - Modified the 3rd bullet point in the section called "How to Get through These Seasons."
- 02/10/2025 - Added Proverbs 17:3 in the section called "Refined in the Fire."
The Rapture of the Church - Part Two
- 03/11/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 02/21/2025 - Added some passages at the top of the section called "Daniel's 70 Weeks Prophecy."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
The Rapture of the Church - Part Four
- 03/11/2025 - Modified my 5th paragraph in the section called "The Military Analogy."
- 01/24/2025 - Added a link to my article called "We Need to See Ourselves as Soldiers in Enemy-Occupied Territory" in the section called "The Military Analogy."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
New Testament Passages Concerning Women - Part Two
- 03/10/2025 - Modified the paragraph about Paul being the last person to see Jesus in the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Apostles?"
- 03/08/2025 - Moved the paragraph about Mary Magdalene in the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Apostles?"
- 02/13/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Apostles?"
How to Discern God's Guidance
- 03/09/2025 - Slightly modified the last paragraph in the section called "Follow your conscience."
- 02/06/2025 - Slightly modified several paragraphs throughout the article.
- 10/19/2024 - Mentioned John 16:25 in the section called "The yes/no signals."
17 Obedience: We Need to Discern the Lord's Guidance within Us throughout the Day, Every Day
- 03/09/2025 - Slightly modified the 4th paragraph in section #17.
- 07/30/2024 - Added a paragraph in section #17.
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
02 We Are Jesus' Physical Body on Earth
- 03/09/2025 - Slightly modified the 3rd paragraph in section #02.
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
How to Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Part Two
- 03/09/2025 - Slightly modified the 2nd paragraph in the section called "How to Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 03/02/2024 - Added Galatians 3:13-14 in the section called "How to Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit."
Understanding Jesus - Part One
- 03/09/2025 - Slightly modified the 4th paragraph in the section called "Jesus Talks to Us, Guides Us, Teaches Us."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 07/02/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "Jesus Will Return from Heaven Twice."
All Gifts of the Spirit Are Available Today
- 03/09/2025 - Combined two paragraphs in the section called "Sola Scriptura."
- 01/17/2025 - Modified two paragraphs in the section called "Terminology Issues." Deleted the section called "The Importance of Being Obedient to God" because the relevant information is mentioned elsewhere in this article. Modified several paragraphs in the section called "Why Do People Believe Cessationism?" Modified several paragraphs in the section called "Sola Scriptura." Modified one paragraph in the section called "Do Messages from God Have Equal Authority with Scripture?" Modified two paragraphs in the Conclusion section.
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
Sex Outside of Marriage Is Not Always a Sin
- 03/08/2025 - Slightly modified the 1st paragraph in the section called "What Does "Fornication" Mean?"
- 02/19/2025 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section. Added a paragraph in the Conclusion section.
- 02/13/2025 - Slightly modified the 3rd paragraph in the Introduction section.
32 The Unsaved and Unrighteous Will Not Be Annihilated and Will Not Be Tormented in Hell for All Eternity
- 03/06/2025 - Added more information in section #32.
- 02/10/2025 - Added some information about "the few" being saved in section #32.
- 08/22/2024 - Slightly modified section #32.
Everything We Need to Know about Water Baptism - Part One
- 03/03/2025 - Modified the Introduction section.
- 01/20/2025 - Modified the last paragraph in the section called "People Were Baptized in Water Immediately after They Believed in Jesus."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
Everything We Need to Know about Water Baptism - Part Four
- 03/03/2025 - Added a paragraph at the end of the Conclusion section.
- 02/13/2025 - Modified the 2nd paragraph in the section called "Acts 2:38 - The Problem of the Scriptural Contradiction." Slightly modified the next-to-last paragraph in the section called "Mark 16:16 - The Problem of the Dual Support."
- 07/15/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "Acts 22:16."
How to Receive Salvation
- 03/02/2025 - Modified the third-from-last paragraph in the section called "How to Receive Salvation" to say that if you're relying on anything other than proper faith in Jesus to receive the forgiveness of sins then you're not actually saved from the penalty for your sins.
- 02/20/2025 - Simplified the questions in the section called "How to Lead Someone Else to Salvation."
- 02/04/2025 - Added a link to my article called "Understanding Jesus - Part Two" in the section called "How to Receive Salvation," showing that in the Atonement, God provided the grace and faith we need in order to receive salvation.
Masturbation Is Not a Sin
- 03/02/2025 - Added a discussion of 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 in the section called "Christ in Us."
- 02/21/2025 - Added 3 paragraphs in the section called "Christ in Us."
- 02/19/2025 - Added a paragraph in the section called "Gratifying the Flesh or Fantasizing." Added an update in the section called "God Told Me Not to Masturbate." Added two paragraphs in the Conclusion section.
31 The Trinity
- 03/02/2025 - Added an analogy of the Trinity using a C major chord in section #31.
- 08/16/2024 - Slightly modified section #31.
- 07/19/2024 - Slightly modified section #31.
Understanding Jesus - Part Three
- 02/28/2025 - Added a link to my article called "The Physical Realm Is Not "Real"" in the section called "An illustration of the Hypostatic Union."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 04/19/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "Jesus Went Up to Heaven More than Once after His Death."
40 The Physical Realm Is Not "Real"
- 02/28/2025 - New page.
End-Times Prophecies Are Coming to Pass Right before Our Eyes
- 02/21/2025 - Added some passages under sign #4.
- 01/25/2025 - Added a paragraph about Nero under sign #11.
- 12/13/2024 - Added an update under sign #10. Added a comment in the first paragraph under sign #19 to say that the great last-days revival is now slowly getting underway. Slightly modified my comments about Jesus being the chosen Passover lamb under sign #21. Slightly modified the first paragraph in the Conclusion section. Fixed some broken links.
Make Your Own Christian Bookmarks and Business Cards
- 02/16/2025 - Modified the bookmark called "How to Receive God's Blessings."
- 12/09/2024 - Switched from VistaPrint to PrintPlace for having the "Why Are There So Many Christian Denominations?" bookmark professionally printed and mailed to me (PrintPlace has more options and a faster delivery time to my address).
- 10/29/2024 - Added some links to companies that can professionally print and mail bookmarks to you (see the "Why Are There So Many Christian Denominations?" bookmark).
Everything We Need to Know about Water Baptism - Part Two
- 02/13/2025 - Slightly modified the Introduction section.
- 01/20/2025 - Deleted the last paragraph in the section called "What Is the Proper Method of Baptism?" because the same information is found elsewhere in this article.
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
Why (and How To) Become a Christian
- 02/06/2025 - Slightly modified several paragraphs throughout the article.
- 01/22/2025 - Slightly modified the 2nd paragraph in the section called "Choose a Religion?" Slightly modified the 1st, 6th, and 8th bullet points in the section called "Christianity Is Different."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
Our Lives Are Not Predestined
- 02/04/2025 - Added links to my article called "Understanding Jesus - Part Two" in the sections called "Calvinism Refuted," "Ephesians 1:4-5," "Acts 13:48," and the Conclusion section, showing that in the Atonement, God provided the grace and faith we need in order to receive salvation.
- 01/22/2025 - Slightly modified the last paragraph under "John 6:35-44."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
Understanding Jesus - Part Two
- 02/04/2025 - Modified the 1st bullet point in the Conclusion section.
- 01/22/2025 - Added a link to my article called "The Torah Codes Are Real" in the section called "Prophecies."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
The Rapture of the Church - Part Seven
- 01/25/2025 - Slightly modified a paragraph in the section called "The Judgment Seat of Christ." Changed all occurrences of "Church" (uppercase C) to "church" (lowercase c) in the sections called "The Bride of Christ" and "The Jewish Marriage System" (the distinction is explained in Part One).
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 05/24/2024 - Added Matthew 16:27, Ephesians 6:7-8, and 2 John 1:8 in the section called "The Judgment Seat of Christ."
The Rapture of the Church - Part Eight
- 01/25/2025 - Slightly modified my 3rd paragraph under "Matthew 25:31-46." Slightly modified several paragraphs in the section called "Do Babies Automatically Go to Heaven?"
- 07/14/2024 - Added a link to my article called "Cheat Sheet" in the section called "Matthew 24:45-51, Luke 12:35-48."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
The Rapture of the Church - Part One
- 01/24/2025 - Added links to my articles called "The Trinity" and "The Second Coming" in the section called "The Rapture." Added a link to my article called "Under the New Covenant, God Is Not Dealing with Nations, Cities, or People-Groups" in the section called "The Tribulation."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 06/28/2024 - Added a link to my book in the Conclusion section.
The Rapture of the Church - Part Five
- 01/24/2025 - Added Genesis 2:4 in the section called "Does "the Day of the Lord" Refer to One Specific Day?" Modified bullet #2 (both of them) in the section called "When Will the Day of the Lord Begin?"
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 01/23/2024 - Added a definition of "saint" in the section called "2 Thessalonians 2:1-3."
The Rapture of the Church - Part Six
- 01/24/2025 - Added a link to my article called "We'll Receive the Completion of Our Salvation at the Rapture" under "Jude 1:21."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 06/28/2024 - Added a link to my book in the Conclusion section.
What Will Happen after the Second Coming?
- 01/23/2025 - Added a link to my article called "The Creation Account in Genesis 1 Is a Parable" under "The restoration of all things." Added a link to my article called "The Unsaved and Unrighteous Will Not Be Annihilated and Will Not Be Tormented in Hell for All Eternity" in the section called "When the Thousand Years Are Over."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 06/26/2024 - Modified the last paragraph in the section called "What Will Eternity Be Like?"
How to Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Part One
- 01/22/2025 - Added a paragraph at the end of the section called "Scriptural Examples of Christians Receiving the Gift of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 06/28/2024 - Added a link to my article called "Cheat Sheet" in the section called "Salvation and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit Are Always Separate Events."
New Testament Passages Concerning Women - Part One
- 01/22/2025 - Slightly modified the next-to-last paragraph in the section called "Women Will Be Saved through Childbearing." Slightly modified the 3rd bullet point in the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Deacons?" Slightly modified a paragraph near the end of the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Elders?"
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 01/23/2024 - Added a definition of "saint" in the section called "Are Women Allowed to Be Deacons?"
Covenants, Dispensations, and the Ten Commandments - Part Three
- 01/20/2025 - Slightly modified the 7th, 13th, and 20th bullet points in the section called "The Law of Moses Has Been Canceled." Slightly modified the next-to-last paragraph in the section called "What are the scriptural requirements for observing the Sabbath?" Slightly modified the last paragraph in the section called "Wasn't the Sabbath meant to last forever?" Added a paragraph at the end of the section called "Did first-century Christians go to church on Sunday?" Slightly modified my 3rd paragraph in the section called "Eating Kosher." Added a paragraph at the end of the section called "Eating Kosher."
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 04/23/2024 - Modified the 11th bullet point in the section called "The Law of Moses Has Been Canceled." Slightly modified the section called "The Law of Christ."
35 The Creation Account in Genesis 1 Is a Parable
- 01/20/2025 - Added some information about Genesis 1:27-2:3.
- 01/12/2025 - Added an update.
- 01/07/2025 - Added Genesis 1:12 from several translations of the Bible.
18 Obedience: We Need to Observe the Lord's Supper Correctly
- 01/12/2025 - Added a link to my article called "The Trinity."
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
38 The Torah Codes Are Real
- 01/12/2025 - New page.
39 The Creation Account in Genesis 2 Is Not a Parable
- 01/12/2025 - New page.
37 Obedience: We Need to See Ourselves as Soldiers in Enemy-Occupied Territory
- 01/07/2025 - Added a paragraph to say that most Christians are deserters from God's army and are collaborating with the enemy.
- 12/24/2024 - New page.
12 We Will Receive Rewards or Suffer Loss in Heaven Based on Our Earthly Obedience or Lack of Obedience
- 01/05/2025 - Added 1 Timothy 6:17-19.
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
36 What Should Christians Wear to Church?
- 12/15/2024 - New page.
13 We Will Not All Be Equal in Authority in Christ's Future Kingdom after the Second Coming
- 10/20/2024 - Added more passages in section #13.
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
Divine Healing Absolutely Is for Today
- 10/18/2024 - Published the paperback and Kindle editions of version 11. Uploaded DivineHealingAbsolutelyIsForToday_v11.pdf.
- 08/10/2024 - Added a link to my article called "The Rapture of the Church - Part Six" in the section called "The intended impact of this book."
- 07/16/2024 - Published the final Kindle edition of version 10.
Divine Healing Absolutely Is for Today - Updates in Version 11
- 10/18/2024 - Version 11 is now available at Amazon.com.
- 09/22/2024 - Added some clarifications on pages 242 and 277-278.
- 09/05/2024 - Added more clarifications.
33 Translation Issues in the NIV
- 08/22/2024 - Slightly modified section #33.
- 07/18/2024 - Slightly modified the bullet point for "From my article called Understanding Jesus - Part Two" in section #33.
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
29 Are We in "the Last Days" Now?
- 08/16/2024 - Slightly modified section #29.
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
21 Obedience: We Need to Consider Ourselves as Non-denominational Christians, Not as Protestants or Baptists or Catholics or Any Other Denomination or Division
- 08/02/2024 - Added Acts 4:32, Romans 12:16, 2 Corinthians 13:11, Philippians 4:2, and 1 Peter 3:8 in section #21.
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
The Rapture of the Church - Part Three
- 07/25/2024 - Added a link to my article called "Cheat Sheet" in the Conclusion section.
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 04/25/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "Is the Church Meant to Suffer God's Wrath?"
34 Under the New Covenant, God Is Not Dealing with Nations, Cities, or People-Groups
- 07/25/2024 - New page.
01 We Need to Obey All of God's Commands
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
03 We Are Given Numerous Warnings That We Need to Have Proper Beliefs
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
04 Obedience: We Need to Maintain the Proper Perspectives
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
05 Obedience: We Need to Continue Growing and Maturing
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
07 Obedience: We Need to Be Praying in Tongues a Little Bit Every Day
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
08 Obedience: We Need to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit and Led by the Spirit
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
09 Obedience: We Need to Use All of Our Spiritual Gifts in Order to Be Properly Obedient to God and Accomplish the Assignments That He Needs Us to Do
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
10 The Two Main Types of Christians
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
11 We're Likely to Receive Painful Discipline for Not Obeying God, and It's Our Own Fault
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
14 We're Likely to Be Persecuted and Slandered and Hated for the Lord's Sake, but We Are Blessed When People Do These Things
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
15 We Will Go Through Seasons of Suffering and Testing to Mold Us and Teach Us Perseverance
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
16 We Can Do Miracles (Through the Lord) to Confirm a Message, if the Message Is What God Wants to Be Taught and We Have Faith For Miracles
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
19 We Are Described as Having a Body, Flesh, Soul, Spirit, Heart, Mind, Conscience (and Possibly Other Parts)
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
20 We Need to See the Full Picture in the Bible to Clear up Any Apparent Contradictions or Wrong Assumptions
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
22 At Denominational Seminaries, Their Stated Goal Is to Train People to Be Biased toward the Denomination's Tradition and Theology When Studying the Bible (Instead of Training Them to Be Thorough, Objective, and Unbiased)
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
23 Obedience: We Need to Be Baptized in Water by Full Immersion after We Believe in Jesus for Salvation
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
24 Christmas and Easter Are Not Scriptural
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
25 We'll Receive the Completion of Our Salvation at the Rapture
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
26 Is the Holy Spirit Female or God the Mother?
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
27 Obedience: We Need to Wake Up from Our Spiritual Slumber
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
28 The Debate over Biblical Infallibility or Inerrancy Misses the Point
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
30 What "Baptism" Did Jesus Need to Undergo?
- 07/16/2024 - New page.
Who Wrote the New Testament?
- 07/09/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 10/18/2023 - Added a quote from each New Testament book concerning its authorship (or else pointed out that the book is anonymous).
Alcohol in Moderation Is Not a Sin
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 05/20/2024 - Added a section called "Passages on Being Sober."
- 12/25/2022 - The Lord told me (see my article called How to Discern God's Guidance) to delete a personal story in the Conclusion section.
Covenants, Dispensations, and the Ten Commandments - Part Two
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 06/28/2024 - Added a link to my book in the section called "The Dispensation of Grace."
- 04/23/2024 - Combined the last two bullet points in the Conclusion section.
Praying in the Spirit Means Speaking in Tongues
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 04/20/2024 - Slightly modified my comments under "Mark 16:17-18." Slightly modified my comments under "Acts 10:44-46." Slightly modified my comments under "1 Corinthians 14:26-29."
- 01/06/2024 - Slightly modified the last paragraph under "1 Corinthians 14:39." Modified the second paragraph in the Conclusion section.
The Second Coming
- 07/06/2024 - Added a paragraph in the Introduction section.
- 04/25/2024 - Slightly modified the section called "The One Specific Event That Will "Trigger" the Second Coming."
- 01/14/2024 - Slightly modified my description of Zechariah 14:1-16 in the section called "The Second Coming." Modified the next-to-last paragraph in the Conclusion section.

For the glory of the Lord Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, who came in the flesh, was delivered over to death for our sins, and was raised to life for our justification.

Dave Root
home page and email: https://www.vividchristianity.com

"Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit." (1 Corinthians 12:3)

"Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist - denying the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also." (1 John 2:22-23)

"If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God." (1 John 4:15)

"Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world." (1 John 4:1-3)

"And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist." (2 John 1:6-7)

"He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification." (Romans 4:25)