Bible Text: 1 John 4:1-6 | Preacher: Pastor Stephen Hess | Series: 1 John: Doctrine Discipline and Devotion |  

“Test the Spirits”

1 John 4:1-6

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” – 1 John 4:1

Testing the Spirits (3 Questions)

1)    Do they affirm the incarnate Christ?

“By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.” – 1 John 4:2

2)    Do they adopt the values of the world?

“They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.” – 1 John 4:5

3)    Do they agree with the apostolic witness?

“We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.” – 1 John 4:6