How Do I Know Who To Listen To? (1 John 4:1-21)

Behind Every Teaching is a __________ At Work (1 John 4:1)

 

We Must __________ the Spirits to Discern What It True (1 John 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:21)

 

Three Tests To Discern the Spirits…

 

1. The ______________ Test (1 John 4:2-3)

 

Who Does the Teacher ___________? (John 16:13-14)

 

What Do They Teach About __________? (1 John 4:2-3, 13-15)

 

We Must Be ____________ But Not ____________ of False Teaching (1 John 4:4, Romans 8:11)

 

1. The ______________ Test (1 John 4:5-6)

 

Who Do They ___________ To? (1 John 4:5, Proverbs 18:17)

 

Who Are They ______________ For? (1 John 4:6)

 

If You Know God, You Will Listen To The ______________

 

1. The ___________ Test (1 John 4:7-21)

 

False Teaching Is Not Simply False Doctrine, but also False _____________ (1 John 4:7-21)

 

We Don’t Simply Need These Tests To Discern The ____________ Of Others, We Need These Tests To Discern The Truth Of Our Own ______________

 

Memory Verse: Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

1 John 4:1 ESV