By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
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… religion. First of all, what does that religion teach about Jesus? What does it teach about Jesus? Look at verses two and three of first John four. By this, you know, the spirit of God, every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God this is the spirit of the antichrist of what you've heard that it is coming and it's now already in the world there are many religions that profess to believe in Jesus you talk to Muslims oh I talk to them in the cab all the time back when I was traveling talking to Muslims, and I would talk to them about Christ. Oh, yes, we believe in Jesus, great prophet of God. They believe he was a great prophet of God. They will even say he was a son of God, one of many sons of God. Yes, he died on the cross, but he was miraculously delivered before he actually died on the cross, so he didn't have to experience death. That's not the Jesus of the Bible. That's the Jesus of Muhammad's imagination. You talk to Mormons. Oh yes, we believe in Jesus. …
… because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the spirit of God. Every spirit that acknowledged that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 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. But you, dear friends, you've overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world, and they talk from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them, but we are from God. and everyone who knows God listens to us. Everyone who's not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. a revival man is going to consume this. A revival man is going to be a prayer walker, a disciple maker, an evangelist. …
… 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 has come 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 coming and is already now in the world. You are of God, little children, dear loved children, and have overcome them. Because are you ready for some great news? He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. Anybody thankful for that promise? He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world. Therefore, they speak as of the world. And the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us. He who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. …