1 John 4:1-6

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On Denying the Incarnation

1 Dear friends, 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 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.

6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit^[a] of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

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Beloved, Test the Spirits Part 2

Damian Kyle

Have you ever read something online, received a strange text or email, or even had someone you trust present to you some sort of truth claim! But it didn’t sit well with you. It seemed off! Not everything we hear or read is true. So it’s incumbent upon us to test what we hear with the truth of the Word of God. Pastor Damian Kyle will help us with that today on According to the Scriptures, as we go deeper into First John. The early part of chapter four gives us a marvelous test for truth.

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Beloved, Test the Spirits Part 1

Damian Kyle

Whether you’re sitting in church, driving around listening to the radio, or scrolling through your newsfeed on social media… it’s important to know not everything we’re being fed is true. So we need to put it to the test. Today According to the Scriptures pastor Damian Kyle shows us how to test what we hear to determine if it’s the spirit of truth or the spirit of error. We’re in First John chapter four.

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The Test for Truth Part 2

John Randall

Not everything we hear is true. So it’s incumbent upon us to test what we hear with the truth of the Word of God. Pastor John Randall will help us with that today on a Daily Walk, as we go deeper into First John.

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The Test for Truth Part 1

John Randall

Whether you’re sitting in church, driving around listening to the radio, or scrolling through your newsfeed on social media… it’s important to know not everything we’re being fed is true. So we need to put it to the test. Today on a Daily Walk pastor John Randall shows us how to test what we hear to determine if it’s the spirit of truth or the spirit of error.

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