Hark
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Here is what most Bible version will attest to.
1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. KJV
Here is what the Voice Bible version is attesting to.
1 John 2:22 The liar is the one who says, “Jesus is not really the Anointed One.” This is the antiChrist, the one denying both the Father and the Son. 23 Anyone who denies the Son does not know the Father. The one affirming the Son enjoys an intimate relationship with the Father as well. The Voice
The irony is that instead of saying antiAnounted One, the Voice went on to say antiChrist.
Christ is a reference to deity. To deny the Son is the Christ is to deny the Father. See?
Anointed One is a poor and lesser meaning than what the Christ actually means, because all believers are anointed, but we are not the Christ.
1 John 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. KJV
Look at the Voice Bible version of that verse.
1 John 2:27 You have an anointing. You received it from Him, and His anointing remains on you. You do not need any other teacher. But as His anointing instructs you in all the essentials (all the truth uncontaminated by darkness and lies), it teaches you this: “Remain connected to Him.” The Voice
Just because we have the anointing aka the Holy Ghost, that does not make us God.
Even John the Baptist was so endowed with the Holy Ghost made this distinction in bearing witness in the KJV.
John 3:28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. KJV
But the Voice goes on to having John the Baptist denying He has the Holy Ghost.
John 3:28 I have said it many times, and you have heard me—I am not the Anointed One; I am the one who comes before Him. 29 If you are confused, consider this: the groom is the one with the bride. The best man takes his place close by and listens for him. When he hears the voice of the groom, he is swept up in the joy of the moment. So hear me. My joy could not be more complete. 30 He, the groom, must take center stage; and I, the best man, must step to His side. The Voice
The preface of the Voice is quoted below as to why they did this:
https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/The-Voice-Bible/
That's pretty much overlooking the significance of Christ as God.
Since almost all modern Bibles maintained that Jesus is the Christ, is the Voice guilty of denying the Son as the Christ by calling the Son, only the Anointed One, thus denying His deity by denying the Father and the Son? Is the Voice the antichrist then?
1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. KJV
Here is what the Voice Bible version is attesting to.
1 John 2:22 The liar is the one who says, “Jesus is not really the Anointed One.” This is the antiChrist, the one denying both the Father and the Son. 23 Anyone who denies the Son does not know the Father. The one affirming the Son enjoys an intimate relationship with the Father as well. The Voice
The irony is that instead of saying antiAnounted One, the Voice went on to say antiChrist.
Christ is a reference to deity. To deny the Son is the Christ is to deny the Father. See?
Anointed One is a poor and lesser meaning than what the Christ actually means, because all believers are anointed, but we are not the Christ.
1 John 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. KJV
Look at the Voice Bible version of that verse.
1 John 2:27 You have an anointing. You received it from Him, and His anointing remains on you. You do not need any other teacher. But as His anointing instructs you in all the essentials (all the truth uncontaminated by darkness and lies), it teaches you this: “Remain connected to Him.” The Voice
Just because we have the anointing aka the Holy Ghost, that does not make us God.
Even John the Baptist was so endowed with the Holy Ghost made this distinction in bearing witness in the KJV.
John 3:28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. KJV
But the Voice goes on to having John the Baptist denying He has the Holy Ghost.
John 3:28 I have said it many times, and you have heard me—I am not the Anointed One; I am the one who comes before Him. 29 If you are confused, consider this: the groom is the one with the bride. The best man takes his place close by and listens for him. When he hears the voice of the groom, he is swept up in the joy of the moment. So hear me. My joy could not be more complete. 30 He, the groom, must take center stage; and I, the best man, must step to His side. The Voice
The preface of the Voice is quoted below as to why they did this:
https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/The-Voice-Bible/
For example, our use of "God's Anointed" or the "Anointed One" as a translation of the title Christ—and in selected places expanded to "God's Anointed, the Liberating King"—captures something of the historical and social reality behind Jesus' identity. He is God's Anointed King who comes to liberate His people from sin, addiction, disease, oppression, and death.
That's pretty much overlooking the significance of Christ as God.
Since almost all modern Bibles maintained that Jesus is the Christ, is the Voice guilty of denying the Son as the Christ by calling the Son, only the Anointed One, thus denying His deity by denying the Father and the Son? Is the Voice the antichrist then?