 | James Moffatt - 1901 - 764 pages
...world. 5 They are of the world, Therefore of the world they speak, and to them the world listens. 6 We are of God : He who knows God listens to us, He who is not of God listens not to us. Herebv we know the spirit of truth And the spirit of error. 7 Beloved, let us love... | |
 | Robert C. Fuller - 1996 - 241 pages
...is of the world, and the world listens to them. We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of errors" (4: 4-6). The message is clear. Christians should not listen to the reasoning or wisdom... | |
 | Paul T. Butler - 1998 - 324 pages
...is false when he writes, "We (apostles) are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us (apostles) and he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we may know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error (1 John 4: 1 6, my italics). There is only one... | |
 | Gerald Lewis Bray, Thomas C. Oden - 2000 - 326 pages
...is of the world, and the world listens to them. 6We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. 7Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and... | |
 | 2001 - 764 pages
...is of the world, and the world listens to them. 6We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. God is love. Brotherly love, the mark of Christians 7Beloved, let us love one another; for... | |
 | William Barclay - 2001 - 130 pages
...which I want to know.' 4. There is the test of receptiveness. 'Whoever knows God listens to us, and he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error' (4.6). The word of God, when it is preached to men, is not only a promise and an offer, it... | |
 | Kevin J. Vanhoozer - 2001 - 228 pages
...most famous passage of the letter, 1 John 4:6-9: We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and... | |
 | Hampton J. Keathley, III - 2002 - 552 pages
...whatever He hears. He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 1 John 4:6 We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. (2) The... | |
 | Robert L. Deffinbaugh - 2002 - 264 pages
...day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts ( 2 Peter 1:16-19. emphasis mine). 6 We are from God; he who knows God listens to us: he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error (1 John... | |
 | Ben Lunis - 2003 - 590 pages
...(I John 4:2, 3) The Spirit is truth The Spirit is truth and He testifies to the truth: We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not...By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error (falsehood-NIV) (I John 4:6). John speaks about this again in chapter 5: This is He who came... | |
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We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and he who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. 
