Blogging Through 1 John-

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1 John 3:23  ¶And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24  And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.


Those loving each other are those keeping God's commandments.

1 John 4:1  ¶Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2  Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3  And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
4  ¶Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.


Any spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is an antichrist spirit. We overcome that spirit because greater is He within us than that antichrist spirit.

1 John 4:5  They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
6  We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
7  ¶Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.


The world always hears the world.

Those not of God will not hear the disciples nor us as we relay the same message. The message- God is love. Everyone born of God will love.