Devotion
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The Promises of God: Part CCCLXIV
Author
Timothy Laughlin
Published
Dec 15, 2025
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Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, 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 now already in the world. I John 4:1-3
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, 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 now already in the world. I John 4:1-3
As a believer grows in the strength and knowledge of God, his discernment should grow too. I said, "Should grow!" False doctrine, the tradition of men and denominations, can pollute and pervert God's word.
Demons are liars and deceivers, always trying to trip us up or trap us in one of their devilish schemes. Demonic distraction is a major tactic to draw us away from our relationship with God and our individual mission. Today, we are flooded with millions of Internet posts of lustful things to captivate our hearts and draw us away into darkness.
Beware lest the enemy deceive you with one of his schemes. Remember, Jesus said that even the elect could be deceived. Stay on the alert with sword in hand and dressed in the armor of God because we are more than conquerors in Christ!
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because 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. I John 4:4-6
Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin
Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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