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1 John 4:1-3 Exploring CEB


Testing the spirits

1 John 4:1-3 Dear friends, don’t believe every spirit. Test the spirits to see if they are from God because many false prophets have gone into the world. 

This is how you know if a spirit comes from God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come as a human is from God, 

and every spirit that doesn’t confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and is now already in the world. 

1 Corinthians 14:26-33 What is the outcome of this, brothers and sisters? When you meet together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All these things must be done to build up the church. 

If some speak in a tongue, then let two or at most three speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. 

However, if there is no interpreter, then they should keep quiet in the meeting. They should speak privately to themselves and to God. 

In the case of prophets, let two or three speak and have the rest evaluate what is said. 

And if some revelation comes to someone else who is sitting down, the first one should be quiet. 

You can all prophesy one at a time so that everyone can learn and be encouraged. 

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

God isn’t a God of disorder but of peace. Like in all the churches of God’s people, 

Spiritual gifts

1 Corinthians 12:1-3 Brothers and sisters, I don’t want you to be ignorant about spiritual gifts. 

You know that when you were Gentiles you were often misled by false gods that can’t even speak. 

So I want to make it clear to you that no one says, “Jesus is cursed!” when speaking by God’s Spirit, and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.