discerning truth

February 10, 2024

Michael Boyd

Becoming Discerning & Wise LISTEN ON MIXLR @ https://gbcsl.mixlr.com WATCH US ON YOU TUBE LIVE @ http://www.youtube.com/gracechurch-slus/live 1 John 1:1-6  That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our[a] joy complete. 5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 1 John 4:1-6 1 Dear friends, 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. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. 4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth and the spirit of falsehood. What do we do when we believe that we’re encountering error? The personhood of Christ is core to the gospel and is a first-tier matter The words for these core doctrines: Christology is the doctrine of Christ . Soteriology is the doctrine of salvation. Determine a course of action for the issue Falsified Faith False Worship Mt 15:8-9 False Christs Mt 24:4-5 False Apostles 2 Cor 11:13 False Ministers 2 Cor 11:14 False Gospel Gal. 1:6 False Christians Gal. 2:3 False Miracles 2 Thes 2:7 False Commandments Titus 1:13 False Doctrines Heb 13:9 False Teachers 2 Pet 2:1 How NOT to “test the spirits”. It is not a matter of whether one is SINCERE. Is it not a matter of whether one is SPIRITUAL It is not a matter of whether one experiences the SUPERNATURAL Determining whether something is of God BIRTH BIBLE BELIEVING COMMUNITY Will you accept the responsibility to learn to discern? “We are from God…we recognize the spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.” (4:6) GRACE BAPTIST PODCAST HTTPS://PODPOINT.COM/GRACE-BAPTIST-CHURCH-OF-SECOND-LIFE-PODCAST WEBSITE https://gracebaptistofsecondlife.godaddysites.com