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1 John 4:1 (LSB) 1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
God’s word was written with a purpose; to inform, teach, and educate the body of Christ.
It tells us everything we need to know; about life, and about our relationship with God.
It shows us who God is. It gives us wisdom, understanding, and insights into spiritual matters that our human minds know nothing of.
His word is alive.
Knowing this, it is important for us to grasp the critical nature of what His word says.
This is especially true with the things that are relevant to protecting our eternal destiny; being sure that we are not led away by false doctrines, false prophets, or false teachers.
So, it behooves us to pay attention when God’s word tells us to test the spirits; to discern whether they are from God.
Why?
Because false prophets have gone out into the world.
And what are their goals? To subvert the truth and lead us away from God with words that resemble His but have their origins in evil spirits.
Evil spirits rarely reveal themselves as such.
They will masquerade as angels of light, soothing our spirits with words that give the appearance of truth while subtly dripping lies.
Evil spirits will speak truth if they have a motive to do so.
We will see this often in the case of fortune tellers, mediums, etc.
Paul witnessed this in Acts 16:16-18. He recognized the evil spirit by which the girl was speaking words of truth. And he promptly cast the demon out of her.
So should we also learn to discern these things. Without proper discernment, any one of us is apt to fall prey to words that sound accurate, but are spoken with improper motives, straight from the pits of hell.
Test the spirits.

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