But we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes forth from God, that we may realize the blessings freely given us by God.

I want you to recollect the words that were foretold by the holy prophets, and the command of your Lord and Saviour, given you through your apostles.

But as for you, dearly beloved, remember the words spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

He that knoweth

He who does not love, does not know God; for God is love.

"All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father; and who the Father is except the Son, and he the Son wishes to reveal him."

"Where is your Father?" they asked him. "You have neither known me nor my Father," answered Jesus. "If you had known me, you would have known my father also."

"My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them and they follow me.

In solemn truth I tell you, he who receives any one that I send is receiving me; and he who receives me is receiving Him who sent me."

"You are a king, then? You!" said Pilate. "You say truly that I am a king." answered Jesus, "for this purpose I was born, and to this end came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Every man who is of the truth listens to my voice."

Then Jesus said to them again. "Peace to you. As my Father has sent me forth, I also now am sending you."

If any one thinks himself a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that what I am now writing you is a command of the Lord.

Look these facts in the face. If any man is fully persuaded as regards himself that he belongs to Christ, let him consider again with himself, that just as he is Christ's, so also am I.

in flaming fire. Then shall he take vengeance on those who know not God, even on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Hereby

Do not believe every spirit, beloved, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets are gone out into the world.

The spirit of truth

"The world cannot receive him because it does not see him nor know him, but you know him, for he is ever with you and within you.

"When the Comforter is come whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who comes forth from the Father, he will bear witness of me;

General references

"He who is from God listens to God's words. For this reason you do not listen, because you are not from God."

"But a stranger they will not follow, but flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."