SIX TYPES OF LIARS - First John identifies six types of liars - 5 Types Claim to Be Believers - If we can’t love Christians from different backgrounds, denominations, races, and cultures, we don't know Christ - People claiming to have fellowship with Jesus but walking in darkness (1 John 1:6). Ephesians 5:6-16 explains the contrast between worldly darkness and Christian light. People who claim they haven’t sinned because they've redefined sin according to culture’s standards, calling God a liar (1 John 1:10). People who claim to know Jesus but don’t obey Him (1 John 2:4). Jesus says love = obedience (John 14:21; 15:10). People who claim to walk in light while hating their brothers (1 John 2:9; 4:20). (1) If we can’t love Christians from different backgrounds, denominations, races, and cultures, we don't know Christ. People who say they love God but really love the world (1 John 2:15). There’s only room for one master in our lives (Matthew 6:24). People who deny Jesus is the Christ, i.e. the Messiah, God Incarnate (1 John 2:22). The biggest lie of all! 5 Types Claim to Be Believers May we stand firm against these lies.

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Six Types Of Liars

First John identifies six types of liars

5 Types Claim to Be Believers

If we can’t love Christians from different backgrounds, denominations, races, and cultures, we don't know Christ

Gail Burton Purath

1. People claiming to have fellowship with Jesus but walking in darkness (1 John 1:6).

    Ephesians 5:6-16 explains the contrast between worldly darkness and Christian light.

2. People who claim they haven’t sinned because they've redefined sin according to culture’s standards, calling God a liar (1 John 1:10).

3. People who claim to know Jesus but don’t obey Him (1 John 2:4).

         Jesus says love = obedience (John 14:21; 15:10). 

4. People who claim to walk in light while hating their brothers (1 John 2:9; 4:20).  ⁽¹⁾ If we can’t love Christians from different backgrounds, denominations, races, and cultures, we don't know Christ.

5. People who say they love God but really love the world (1 John 2:15).

    There’s only room for one master in our lives (Matthew 6:24).

6. People who deny Jesus is the Christ, i.e. the Messiah, God Incarnate (1 John 2:22). 

    The biggest lie of all!

5 Types Claim to Be Believers

May we stand firm against these lies.

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⁽¹⁾ While the Greek word for brothers in this passage could be used in the broader sense, most commentators understand it to mean fellow believers.

Hi!  I'm Gail Burton Purath. I started Bible Love Notes to give people a minute of Scriptural encouragement in their busy day.

I don't have all the answers, but

since I asked Christ to be my Lord and Savior in 1974, I've been learning from the One Who has all the answers!
I'm still a sinner, a learner, a student who falls down and disappoints God at times. But it's my desire to grow closer to the Lord, day by day, minute by minute.

I need to be challenged, encouraged, corrected and comforted, and I think you do as well...so let's learn together about the love of God--a love that is so vast that we will always be discovering new and wonderful things about it.

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