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1 John 4:1-6. 1Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 3and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in ...
King James Version. 4 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 ...
By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. a.
- What Does It Mean to Test The Spirits
- What Fruit Does The Spirit produce?
- Do They Preach According to Scripture?
- Does The Spirit Glorify God?
- Do The Spirits Build Up The Body of Christ?
- Insight from The Holy Spirit
- A Prayer to Test The Spirits
1 John 4:1-6identifies two different spirits. The first is called “a spirit from God,” “the Spirit of God,” and “the Spirit of Truth.” The second is identified as “the spirit of a false prophet,” “the spirit of antichrist,” and “the spirit of falsehood.” The first is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, who leads us into the truth. The Holy Spirit w...
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warns us about false prophets. “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them” (Matthew 7:15-16). Jesus tells us that one surefire way to recognize a false prophet is to examine the fruit they produce. In Galatians ...
Peter warns us about false prophets who will secretly introduce destructive heresies (2 Peter 2:1). Heresy is a doctrine that is contrary to what the Scripture teaches. Sometimes heresy is obvious, but other times it can be very subtle and have the ring of truth to it. Listen carefully to what a prophet or teacher is saying. How well does it confor...
Another way to test the spirits is to evaluate who they honor. The Holy Spirit, and those led by him, will seek to honor and glorify God. And this is true in everything they say and do (1 Pet. 2:12). The false prophet, on the other hand, might give lip service to honoring God. But they have no real interest in glorifying God. Instead, the focus of ...
A fourth test is to examine the impact that the spirits have on the body of Christ. In Ephesians 2:11-16, Paul tells us that Jesus has given us apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastors/teachers to build up the body of Christ, help it to reach maturity, and attain the whole measure of the fulness of Christ. A prophet or teacher speaking under th...
A final test is one that can be difficult to discern. And that is the prompting of the Holy Spirit. You need first to be in tune with the Spirit, listening to him in your daily life. And, if you are, he will make clear to you if the one you are hearing is proclaiming a gospel other than the one from Scripture. Listen to that prompting of the Spirit...
Dear Heavenly Father, I come before You with a humble heart, seeking Your wisdom and guidance in accordance with 1 John 4:1. You have instructed us to test the spirits to discern whether they are from You, and I earnestly seek Your discernmentand protection in this matter. Grant me the discernment to recognize Your truth and Your Spirit in all that...
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: Romans 8:9 chapter context similar meaning copy save. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
And there are two answers in this book to that question of what kind of evidence the Holy Spirit lays on the court table, whereby the judge can say, “This person is of God.”. Even if, the judge is our own conscience. The two things that the Holy Spirit does are: he produces love, and he produces faith. 1. Causing Us to Love.
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1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is ...
