Recognizing the Spirits

Don Calvert ~ July 28, 2024
1 John 4:1-6
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First Command: Do not believe every

…signifying a

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human teacher who is

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.

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Second Command: Test the

… signifying human teachers who are either

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by God’s Spirit of

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or the satanic/demonic spirit of

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.

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Question #1:

are these

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_, these

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false prophets, going out into the world?

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Question #2:

are these spirits, these many false prophets, going out into the world?

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δοκιμάζω [test] dokimázō: To make a

_ examination of something; to determine

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.

1st Way – The disciples of Jesus must know and hold onto the

Jesus revealed only in the Bible, not a

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Jesus that is either being

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to or

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from.

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2nd Way – The disciples of Jesus must listen carefully to what’s

said; every spirit of falsehood

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Jesus’ death on the cross, the problem of our

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and God’s

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to come.

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Implication #1 – This is not an us-against-them popularity contest; it’s a them-against-

spiritual conflict that has

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life with or without

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hanging in the balance.

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Implication #2 – Biblical

in recognizing that the

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is available to every disciple of Jesus in every

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.

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