不要有分于黑暗无果子的行为
保罗在十一节说，“不要有分于黑暗无果子的行为，倒要责备。”黑暗无果子的行为是虚妄，光的果子却是真实，实际。保罗嘱咐我们，行事为人要像光的儿女，他也照样嘱咐我们，不要有分于黑暗无果子的行为。
全世界都卧在那恶者里面
约翰在五章十九节接着说，“我们晓得我们是属神的，而整个世界都卧在那恶者里面。”“属…的，”直译，出于。我们既是从神生的，就是出于祂，有祂的生命，并有分于祂性情的人。藉此我们便从卧在那恶者里面的撒但世界分别出来，归属于神。
约翰在五章十九节说，整个世界都卧在那恶者里面。整个世界是由撒但的世界系统（约壹二15），和世界上的人，就是堕落的人类组成的。整个世界都卧在那恶者里面，意即被动的留在那恶者的势力范围，在他的霸占并操纵之下。信徒主动的凭着神的生命生活、行动；整个世界（特别是世界上的人），却被动的卧在那恶者撒但的霸占并操纵之下。我们是出于神、属于神的，并且与神是一，而世界卧在那恶者里面，是属于魔鬼的。世界上的人没有自己的自由，他们乃是在魔鬼的控制和操纵之下。
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Pleasing to God – The Children of Light (2) — Eph. 5:10-11
Not Participating in the Unfruitful Works of Darkness
In verse 11 Paul says, “And do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even expose them.” The unfruitful works of darkness are vanity, whereas the fruit of the light is truth, reality. Just as Paul commands us to walk as children of light, he also commands us not to participate in the unfruitful works of darkness.
The Whole World Lying in the Evil One
In 5:19 John goes on to say, “We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the evil one.” Literally, the Greek word for “of” here means out of, out from. Since we have been begotten of God, we are out of Him, out from Him, possessing His life and partaking of His nature. By this we are separated unto God from the satanic world which lies in the evil one.
In 5:19 John says that the whole world lies in the evil one. The whole world comprises the satanic world system (1 John 2:15) and the people of the world, the fallen human race. For the whole world to lie in the evil one means that it remains passively in the sphere of the evil one’s influence, under his usurpation and manipulation. While the believers are living and moving actively by the life of God, the whole world is lying passively under the usurping and manipulating hand of Satan, the evil one. This is especially true of the people of the world. Whereas we are out of God, belong to God, and are one with God, the world lies in the evil one and belongs to the Devil. The people in the world do not have their own freedom. Rather, they are under the Devil’s control and manipulation.