There has been alot of talk about spiritual warfare as of late here ,with some very good points being made. But what about our own brothers and sisters, in our own spiritual homes we call churches? What really is this thing called slaying in the spirit?, Holy laughter? Do we test the spirits?, does God allow us to test what we may believe is the Holy Spirit? "if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different different gospel which you have not accepted--you may well put up with it ! "
The answer is a resounding yes ! "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God; Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is of God. and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was comming, and is now already here."
What a wonderfull God we have, who has given us a powerfull sword to test the spirits, a simple question for faithfull believers who know deception is quite possible in todays churches, do you want to be deceived? Simply open your Bible to 1 John chap. 4 and ask those who are laughing uncontrolably, or writhing on the floor; "Did Jesus Christ come in the flesh?" Surly if this truly is the Holy Spirit, the answer will be a definitive yes !
Why is testing the spirits so important? " The comming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all ununrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness."
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The answer is a resounding yes ! "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God; Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is of God. and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was comming, and is now already here."
What a wonderfull God we have, who has given us a powerfull sword to test the spirits, a simple question for faithfull believers who know deception is quite possible in todays churches, do you want to be deceived? Simply open your Bible to 1 John chap. 4 and ask those who are laughing uncontrolably, or writhing on the floor; "Did Jesus Christ come in the flesh?" Surly if this truly is the Holy Spirit, the answer will be a definitive yes !
Why is testing the spirits so important? " The comming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all ununrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness."
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