Of the world (εκ του κοσμου). As Jesus is not and as the disciples are not (John 17:14ff.).

As of the w…

They are of the world. This was one of the marks by which those who had the spirit of antichrist might be known. They did not belong to th…

NOT ALL SPIRITS ARE THE RESULT OF THE SONSHIP: NECESSITY OF EXAMINING THEM (1 John 4:1–6).

They are of the world: therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

In contrast to the “dear children” who “are from God” are the false teachers who “are from the world.” The false teachers are successful “in the wo…

They are of the world. It is no small consolation that those who dare to assail God in us have only the world to aid and help them. And by…

They are of the world
That is, the false prophets and teachers that were gone into the world, and had the spirit of …

Christians who are well acquainted with the Scriptures may, in humble dependence on Divine teaching, discern those who set forth doctrines accordin…