Sermon Outline: 1 John 4:1
1 John 4:1 COMMAND to Test the spirits Pastor Jason Stewart I. Introduction: Please read Wreckers for an illustration to help drive home the importance of this message. II. Revelation/Application: Testing the Spirit a. The Command for Testing (4:1) 1. Not every spirit is of God. Just as God has His representatives so too does Satan have people under his influence also. Ever since Satan successfully tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden, he has been distorting God’s Word in order to deceive people and separate them from God. 2. In fact Scripture tells us that he is the master mind behind all false teachers and errant doctrine (2 Corinthians 11:13-15). That is why John says, “Do not believe every spirit” (4:1a). In essence, John is telling us not to believe everything we hear! As Christians we are called to be like the Berean’s in order to determine what is true and what is error (Ac...