1Jo 2:21 | MHM | STEP | v. 21 : John explains, I have not written unto you because you know not the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth (1 John 2:21 ). He trusts that the believers already know the truth about Jesus. Knowing the truth helps them recognize and reject lies and false teachings. Truth and lies cannot mix, and Christians should be able to tell the difference.

‏ 1 John 2:21

v. 21: John explains, I have not written unto you because you know not the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth (1 John 2:21 ^a). He trusts that the believers already know the truth about Jesus. Knowing the truth helps them recognize and reject lies and false teachings. Truth and lies cannot mix, and Christians should be able to tell the difference.