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1 John 4:1-6

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1 Ye beloved beleve not every sprete: but prove the spretes whether they are of God or no: for many falce Prophetes are gone out into the worlde.

2 Herby shall ye knowe the sprete of God. Every sprete that confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesshe is of God.

3 And every sprete which cofesseth not yt Iesus Christ is come in the flesshe is not of God. And this is that sprete of Antichrist of whom ye have hearde howe that he shuld come: and even now alredy is he in the worlde.

4 Lytell chyldre ye are of God and have overcome them: for greater is he yt is in you then he that is in the worlde.

5 They are of the worlde and therfore speake they of the worlde and the worlde heareth them.

6 We are of God. He yt knoweth God heareth vs: he that is not of God heareth vs not. Herby knowe we ye sprete of veritie and the sprete of erroure.

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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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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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1 John 4:1-6, Part 3 of 3

Gideon Levytam

1 John 4=1-6 Yeshua the Messiah Came in the Flesh part 3

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The Rise of False Prophets in the Last Days Part 3

James Kaddis

What we’re seeing in the world today is exactly what the apostle John prophetically wrote about in First John chapter four. He couldn’t be more dead on, because the spirit of God was behind it. You’re about to hear a warning not to believe and receive every spirit, but to test them. We’ll learn why we’re to do that and how to do that right now!

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Warning: Danger, Danger, Danger! Part 2

Jeff Johnson

We’re warned in First Timothy chapter four that there will be false teaching in the last days, and some will turn away from the faith, being misled by it. In case you haven’t noticed, we’re there! So how can you best protect yourself? We’ll learn a simple quick test that if applied will save you a world of hurt.

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The Spirit of God or the Spirit of Error

Jeff Archey

As part of our “Are you Studying” series examining the book of 1 John verse-by-verse, we look at 1 Jn. 4:1-6 to see the great authoritative word of God that always overrides the doctrines of men.

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