Lesson 5008

 (Lesson 5008) (10-17-25) 1st John 4:1-6 

   “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.” 

 

   Today’s lesson warns us not to believe everyone who claims to speak for God but to test their message to make sure it truly comes from God. It says that false prophets were already active in the world, and the way to tell the difference is simple, those who acknowledge that Jesus Christ came in the flesh are from God, and those who don’t are influenced by the spirit of the antichrist. True believers have been immersed into God’s Holy Spirit, giving them victory over all deception because God within them is greater than the power of Satan in the world. In short: be cautious of spiritual deception, measure everything by whether it aligns with the true teachings of Jesus Christ, because God’s truth, in the end, will always overpower lies. ~