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1 John 4:1-3 Exploring ETR

John Warns Against False Teachers

1 John 4:1-3 My dear friends, many false prophets are in the world now. So don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God.

This is how you can recognize God’s Spirit. One spirit says, “I believe that Jesus is the Messiah who came to earth and became a man.” That Spirit is from God.

Another spirit refuses to say this about Jesus. That spirit is not from God. This is the spirit of the enemy of Christ. You have heard that the enemy of Christ is coming, and now he is already in the world.

Your Meetings Should Be Helpful to All

1 Corinthians 14:26-33 So, brothers and sisters, what should you do? When you meet together, one person has a song, another has a teaching, and another has a new truth from God. One person speaks in a different language, and another interprets that language. The purpose of whatever you do should be to help everyone grow stronger in faith.

When you meet together, if anyone speaks to the group in a different language, it should be only two or no more than three people who do this. And they should speak one after the other. And someone else should interpret what they say.

But if there is no interpreter, then anyone who speaks in a different language should be quiet in the church meeting. They should speak only to themselves and to God.

And only two or three prophets should speak. The others should judge what they say.

And if a message from God comes to someone who is sitting, the first speaker should be quiet.

You can all prophesy one after the other. This way everyone can be taught and encouraged.

The spirits of prophets are under the control of the prophets themselves.

God is not a God of confusion but a God of peace. This is the rule for all the meetings of God’s people.

Gifts From the Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 12:1-3 Now, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand about spiritual gifts.

You remember the lives you lived before you were believers. You let yourselves be influenced and led away to worship idols—things that have no life.

So I tell you that no one who is speaking with the help of God’s Spirit says, “Jesus be cursed.” And no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” without the help of the Holy Spirit.