1 John 4:1

How To Recognize The Spirit Of God

¹ Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. ² By this you know the Spirit of God: every Spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

False Prophets

From God

In the World

Test the Spirits

By The Spirit

Try The Spirits

2 Peter 2:1

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

1 John 2:18

Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come; by this we know that it is the last hour.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

But test everything; hold fast to what is good.

Luke 12:57

"And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?

Acts 17:11

Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

1 Corinthians 12:10

and to another the working of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another distinguishing between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.

1 Corinthians 14:29

Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.

1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,

2 John 1:7

For many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

Revelation 2:2

I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance. I know that you cannot bear evil men, but you have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and have found them to be false;

Matthew 7:15-16

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

Matthew 24:4-5

And Jesus answered them: "Take heed that no one deceives you.

Matthew 24:23-26

Then if any one says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it.

Mark 13:21

Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, he is there!' do not believe it.

Luke 21:8

And he said: "Take heed that you not are deceived. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not go after them.

Acts 20:29

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

Romans 16:18-19

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple.

2 Timothy 3:13

while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.