We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. - What is the meaning of 1 John 5:19?

We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.

The 'life' of Christ dwells within the new life we received at salvation - indeed John tells us that the new 'nature' we received when we were saved cannot sin.

16 сент. 2001 г. · We know two truths in this verse: 1) we know that God is our Father and 2) that the world system is under the dominion of Satan. One is positive and the other ...

Christians know that as children of God they are preserved by His Son from the devil. Then what do they know about the world, and their relation to the world?

Calvinists often use 1 John 5:19 to teach that the world is controlled by the devil, and is therefore totally depraved and unable to believe in Jesus.

a. All that is of the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, the pride of life, is of the world and is not of God.

20 сент. 2022 г. · John encourages his readers by explaining that those who are born of God are not touched by the wicked one (1 John 5:18), and he reminds them that this world ...

1 John 5:19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.... Read verse in New International Version.

In this verse, the Apostle John emphasizes the fundamental distinction between believers and the world.