 They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.  The Methodist Magazine - Page 2591824Full view - About this book
 | Andrew Fuller - 1824 - 458 pages
...of temptation, we fall away, it is because we have no root in ourselves. If, says the Apostle John, they had been of us. they would no doubt have continued with us : but they Kent out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. Even our partial... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - Baptists - 1824 - 484 pages
...of temptation, we fall away, it is because we have no root in ourselves. If, says the Apostle John, they had been of us. they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they -were not all of us. Even our partial... | |
 | Samuel Stennett - Baptists - 1824 - 506 pages
...Christians, when they really were not such, falls in clearly with the point we have been establishing, ' If they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us b.' " If with us they had entered into the spirit of the gospel, and felt the inward power of it upon... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - Lord's Supper - 1824 - 318 pages
...humble; but the Apostle assures us on this head, they went out from us, but they were not of ws, f»r if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us. 1 John ii, 19, True it is, the sincere servant of God may fall into sin, in which case his transgressions... | |
 | Andrew Fuller - Baptists - 1825 - 536 pages
...himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. It also agrees with Chap. ii. 19. They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been...us, they would, no doubt, have continued with us. But they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. Altogether, it affords... | |
 | Jean Calvin - Religion - 2001 - 220 pages
...say, been established for us. "They went out from us," says John, "but they were not of us. For if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us" [I John 2:19]. And I do not deny that they have signs of a call that are similar to those of the elect,... | |
 | Thomas Holland - Bible - 2002 - 338 pages
...future. The scriptures do not present him as a principle but as a living human being. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us. These antichrists (false teachers) have their roots in the church, but are not truly rooted in Christ.... | |
 | David Pennington - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 242 pages
...come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us," I explained to him... | |
 | W. E. Best - Religion - 2003 - 110 pages
...facts, but he will not persevere unless he has had an inward experience of grace. "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us" (I John 2:19). Perseverance... | |
 | Charles Grandison Finney - Religion - 2003 - 1234 pages
...who openly apostasized as if they had not been true Christians: 1 John ii. 19: "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us." Observe the force... | |
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