Peter Barnes | 1 John 4:1-6
SERMON NOTES
TESTING THE SPIRITS
Ezekiel 13:1-23; 1 John 4:1-6
1. Test the spirits.
– 4:1; note Matt.24:24; Deut.18:20-22; Jer.23:16-17; Acts 20:29-30; 2 Pet.2:1 (secretly)
– Jeremiah versus Hananiah in Jeremiah 28
– 1 Thess.5:21; Rev.2:2; Matt.7:15
2. Be confident in the Spirit.
– 4:4; 2 Kings 6:15-17
3. Apply two tests: a right view of Christ and of apostolic authority.
(a) A right view of Christ (4:2-3).
Note 1 Cor.12:1-3; Christ is the Word made flesh (John 1:14). A wrong view comes from the world (4:5)
(b) Adherence to the apostolic Word (4:6).
– Acts 17:11; John 10:27