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Testing the Spirits | Wayne Conrad

Text: 1 John 3:24b-1 John 4::6 Title: "Testing the Spirits" The Christian believers to whom the Apostle John wrote were called upon to "test the spirits," i.e., to Biblically evaluate and reject the false prophets who were propagating their heresies in that society. These people were denying the real incarnation of the Son of God. But the New Testament reveals that God actually "became" a man in Jesus Christ; he did not just "take" a human body. He took on humanity but did not lose his divinity. This is crucial because if Christ was not fully God and fully man, his death could not have purchased and saved his people. The indwelling Spirit confirms these truths to the believer and those who deny the incarnation manifest themselves as teachers of error. The true believers listen to and submit to the apostles' doctrine in the New Testament in contrast to the false prophets who reject apostolic authority. Overview: Chapters: 00:00:05 - Introduction: Studying 1 John 3:24–4:6 00:00:37 - Scripture Reading Invitation 00:00:50 - Opening Prayer for Understanding God's Word 00:02:18 - Context: The Apostle John Writing to Churches Like Ours 00:03:32 - Early Church Setting: House Churches and John's Role 00:04:33 - Background from 1 Corinthians 12 – From Pagan Idols to Jesus is Lord 00:06:19 - Mute Idols and Pagan Influences (Egypt, Rome, Personal Anecdote) 00:09:07 - Testing Prophecy in the Church (1 Corinthians 14) 00:10:37 - Double Agents and Spies in the Christian Camp 00:13:01 - Judas as the Enemy Within – Biblical Example 00:14:09 - The Problem: Do Not Believe Every Spirit (1 John 4:1) 00:16:14 - False Prophets and Departing from the Faith (1 Timothy 4, Colossians 2) 00:18:56 - Warnings from Jesus: Many Will Come Saying "I Am the Christ" (Matthew 24) 00:20:11 - False Messiahs Across History and Today 00:21:23 - False Teaching Is Common, Mobile, and Missionary 00:22:48 - Examples: Mormonism and Its Claims About Christ 00:24:19 - Jehovah's Witnesses and Jesus as a Created Being 00:25:25 - Origins: "They Went Out from Us" (1 John 2) 00:26:51 - Gullibility and Ascribing Phenomena to God 00:28:06 - Spirits Behind Teachings: Divine or Demonic (Angel of Light) 00:29:37 - Identifying the Spirit: Exalts God vs. Replaces Him 00:30:53 - Howard Marshall on "Spirit" in 1 John 4 00:32:03 - The Command: Test the Spirits – Discernment, Not Suspicion 00:33:46 - The Core Test: Confesses Jesus Christ Has Come in the Flesh 00:35:04 - The Incarnation: Historical Reality of God Becoming Man 00:37:00 - Permanent, Not Temporary or Illusory Incarnation 00:38:51 - John 1: The Word Became Flesh 00:39:56 - Eternal Trinity Relationships and Preexistence 00:40:55 - John 6: Jesus as Living Bread – True Flesh and Blood 00:43:21 - Continuing Humanity of Christ After Resurrection 00:45:14 - Blood of God: Redemption Through the Incarnate Savior 00:46:25 - True Confession: Jesus is Lord by the Holy Spirit 00:48:04 - Philippians 2: The Humiliation and Exaltation of Christ 00:50:58 - 1 Timothy 3:16 – The Mystery of Godliness 00:52:26 - The Spirit of Antichrist Already in the World 00:54:13 - Victory: Greater Is He Who Is in You (1 John 4:4) 00:55:35 - Second Test: Who Listens to the Message? Apostolic Witness 00:57:59 - No Modern Apostles – Authority in Eyewitness Testimony 00:59:55 - Ground of Assurance: Overcome by the Indwelling Spirit 01:02:37 - Source, Audience, and Center: God in Christ or the World? 01:04:38 - Conclusion: Responsibilities – Discernment, Doctrine, Love, Growth Hashtags: #1John4 #TestTheSpirits #FalseProphets #IncarnationOfChrist #JesusChristComeInTheFlesh #SpiritOfAntichrist #Discernment #ApostolicWitness #GreaterIsHe #BibleStudy #FalseMessiahs #ChristianDoctrine #Christology #HolySpirit #FalseTeachings #MormonismCritique #JehovahsWitnesses #BiblicalTruth #Sermon #SpiritualWarfare