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NASB | 1 John 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 4:2 By this you know and recognize the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges and confesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ has [actually] come in the flesh [as a man] is from God [God is its source]; |
Subject: Theological Terms: Various Heresies |
Bible Note: Arianism: The denial of the diety of Jesus Christ, believing He was the supreme creation of God. Docetism: The denial of the human incarnation of Jesus Christ, believing He only appeared human, but was purely divine. Ebionitism: The denial of the diety of Jesus Christ, believing Him to be no more than a divinely gifted human being. Macedonianism: The denial of the diety of the Holy Spirit , believing Him to be a creation of God. Modalism: The denial of the Triune nature of God, believing that He manifests Himself in different modes at any given time. Sabellianism: A form of Modalism that holds that God manifests Himself in different modes specific to certain times in history. |