THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HIS WORKS PART:14

ARE WE ANTICHRIST?

We Must Repent.

1 John 2:22-23 (NKJV)

”[22] Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. [23] Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.”

As believers, we deny Christ when we reject His teachings. Our actions often say, “Lord, I believe in You, but I do not believe in Your commandments.” Yet, obedience is the true mark of a believer:

1 John 2:3 (NKJV)

”[3] Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.”

The Call to Repent

John the Baptist began his ministry with a single command: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” (Matthew 3:2). The Lord Jesus began His ministry with those same words: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17).

Yet, we hesitate. We ask for more days, more time, and “yet a little sleep.”

Proverbs 6:9-11 (NKJV)

”[9] How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? [10] A little sleep, a little slumber… [11] So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler.”

The irony is that many of us are “rich paupers.” We feel wealthy because of our money, power, and status, but in reality, we are the poorest of all. We possess worldly goods while our souls are being lost. Often, we don’t even feel our spiritual poverty because we are immersed in sin. Lust and covetousness destroy the spirit just as leprosy destroys the flesh. We maintain a form of godliness, but God is not in us.

Let us not waste our salvation. It was “hard-earned,” not by us, but by the Lord. He purchased us—not with worthless gold or silver—but with His precious blood.

The Warning: Acting vs. Being

Woe unto us! We are often hypocrites and deceivers, we are stumbling blocks to the Gospel. We portray ourselves as Christians, but in truth, we act as “Anti-Christians.”

Revelation 3:11 (NKJV)

”Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.”

What do we have? We have the love of God poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5). How do we lose it? By walking in hatred.

We hold onto grudges and keep accounts of every wrong done by our neighbors and colleagues. But the Word is clear: “Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him” (1 John 3:15).

1 John 2:9, 11 (NKJV)

“[9] He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness… [11] But he who hates his brother… does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.”

We must REPENT.

The Purity of the Heart

Hell is at our doorstep when we deceive our neighbors or indulge in secret sins.

Matthew 6:22-23 (NKJV)

”The lamp of the body is the eye… If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”

What are we doing with our social media? What malicious “forwards” are we receiving and sharing? Jesus warned that to look with lust is to commit adultery in the heart (Matthew 5:27-28). Even through a screen, we must guard our eyes. Our God is of purer eyes than to behold evil (Habakkuk 1:13).

The worst tragedy is being an “acting” believer. Among the congregation, we appear the most devout, but among the unbelieving, we are the least of all—lacking character, conduct, and righteousness in our words and deeds.

We must REPENT.

The God-Ordained Family

Our spouses and children are God-given. They belong to Him first; He purchased them at the cross. We are merely stewards. We should not seek to enslave or embitter one another.

Colossians 3:18-21 (NKJV)

”Wives, submit… Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter… Children, obey… Fathers, do not provoke your children.”

The family is a God-ordained system where two become one flesh (Matthew 19:4-6). Let us not harden our hearts against one another and become tools in the hands of Satan. Divorce and division spring from a hardness of heart that was never part of God’s original design.

We must REPENT.

The Final Word

2 Timothy 3:1-5 (NKJV) warns us that in the last days, people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, unloving, and unforgiving—having a form of godliness but denying its power.

If we continue to live without repentance—living as disobedient, rebellious children who deny our Savior through our Daily Walk—we are the Antichrist.

Repentance isn’t a one-time event but a direction we travel.

WE MUST REPENT.

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