Letters of John pt. 5: Test the Spirits - Paul Callan - 20/10/24

In 1 John 4:1-6, John exhorts his readers not to believe every "spirit", but to "test the spirits to see whether they are from God". He is referring to the motivating or controlling spirit behind a human being - especially leaders or teachers who profess to be speaking on behalf of God. Before we entrust ourselves to someone, or engage with what they are teaching, we must discern what kind of spirit they are speaking from. Is it the Spirit of God, or the spirit of the world? John warns us not to be taken in by "false prophets" who present the wrong view of Jesus and preach the wrong gospel.

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