To Be Or Not To Be

1 John 4:1 NIV84

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.

Put the Spirits to the Test

1 John 4:1

1 John 4:1 NIV84

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.

If They Know Jesus, they proclaim Jesus

1 John 4:2

1 John 4:2 NIV84

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,

If they don’t know Jesus they aren’t on your side

1 John 4:3

1 John 4:3 NIV84

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.

We all can have the gift of discernment

1 John 4:4

1 John 4:4 NIV84

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.

You can’t believe everything the world tells you

1 John 4:5

1 John 4:5 NIV84

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

Knowing God is learning how to know Him more and know how to test those spirits

1 John 4:6

1 John 4:6 NIV84

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 of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

An the truth of discerning spirits is in the Love of God in me and going into others

1 John 4:7

1 John 4:7 NIV84

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

It is TIME to Put the spirit’s to the TEST!!!