"The righteous cannot cooperated with the evil in an attempt to accomplish the purposes of God."
I. The actions of false believers. (1 John 2:19a)
" They went out from us"
II. The truth about false believers. (1 John 2:19b)
"They went out from us, but they were not of us."
III. The confirmation that the false believers were false believers. (1 John 2:19c)
"They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us."
IV. The reason false believers leave. (1 John 2:19d)
"They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us."