How we cite our quotes: (Chapter: Verse)
Quote #1
We declare to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3, NRSV)
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3, KJV)
"Let's all just get along!" says the elder. Oh, except in order to get along, you have to know the truth about Jesus. Small detail.
Quote #2
Many antichrists have come [… they] went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But by going out they made it plain that none of them belongs to us. (1 John 2:18-19, NRSV)
Even now are there many antichrists […] 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. (1 John 2:18-19, KJV)
The antichrists here are the elder's opponents who don't agree with all the fine points of his theology. They've obviously parted ways with the community, so they're not in the flock anymore.
Quote #3
You have been anointed by the Holy One, and all of you have knowledge. I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it […] As for you, the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and so you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, abide in him. (1 John 2:20-21, 27, NRSV)
But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it […] But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. (1 John 2:20-21, 27, KJV)
According to the elder, the people of the community have been called out specially by God. That's what "anointed" means. Apparently, that gives them the special ability to know the truth about Jesus and spot deceivers in their midst. Superpowers activate!