Testing The Spirits
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Franklin, WI 53132
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Pastor Ken Prodzinski
7-3-2022
That You May Know: Testing the Spirits: (1 John 4:1-6)
Sermon Idea: With vs. 24 of chapter 3, “We know by this that He abides in us, by the
Spirit whom he has given us” John, essentially frames his next important test. In this
section (1 John 4:1-6), John reminds his beloved ones that not every spirit is the same.
Thus, he calls them to listen to the teaching that they receive with discernment because
there are many false prophets who are in the world and they attempt to pervert the nature
of Christ. The catastrophic result is that they subvert the veracity of the gospel and rob
his little children of their fullness of joy. So, John calls them like us, to test the spirits to
see if they are of God, with Christology being the central focus of the Doctrinal Test.
Those who affirm the divine nature of Christ have the Holy Spirit (the Spirit of truth).
And those who deny the salient truth of Christ’s divine nature are of the devil (the spirit
of error).
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The Call for Discernment: (vs. 1)
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The Category for Discernment: (vs. 2-3)
III.
The Consequential Reality of Discernment: (vs. 4-6)
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