1 John 5:10 Meaning and Explanation
“He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The believer in the Son has the witness within; to disbelieve God is to call Him a liar.
What Does 1 John 5:10 Mean?
John speaks of an inward witness. The one who believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself. But the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, by rejecting the record God gave of His Son.
Faith carries its own confirmation within the believer, an inner assurance of the truth about Jesus. To refuse God's testimony is no light thing; it charges God Himself with falsehood. John presses the seriousness of unbelief while comforting the believer with the witness within. To trust the Father's record of His Son is to find that testimony confirmed in the heart, while to reject it is to contradict the God of truth.
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What does 1 John 5:10 mean?
The believer in the Son has the witness within; to disbelieve God is to call Him a liar.