²⁰You have received the Spirit from the Holy One. And all of you know the truth. ²¹I’m not writing to you because you don’t know the truth but because you do know it. I’m writing to you because no lie comes from the truth.

²²Who is the liar? The person who says that Jesus is not the Christ. People who say that are the enemies of Christ. They say no to the Father and the Son. ²³Those who say no to the Son don’t belong to the Father. But anyone who says yes to the Son belongs to the Father also.

²⁴Make sure that you don’t forget what you have heard from the beginning. Then you will remain joined to the Son and to the Father. ²⁵That’s what God has promised us. We have eternal life.

²⁶I’m writing these things to warn you about those who are trying to lead you down the wrong path.

²⁷But you have received the Holy Spirit from God. He continues to live in you. So you don’t need anyone to teach you. God’s Spirit teaches you about everything. What he says is true. He doesn’t lie. Remain joined to Christ, just as you have been taught by the Spirit.

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1 John 2:24–25: Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life.