Deuteronomy 18:21

Now if you say to yourselves, 'How can we tell that a message is not from the Lord?' --

1 Thessalonians 5:24

He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this.

1 John 4:1-3

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Revelation 2:2

I know your works as well as your labor and steadfast endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have even put to the test those who refer to themselves as apostles (but are not), and have discovered that they are false.

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Summary

And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?

Bible References

General references

1 Thessalonians 5:24
He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this.
1 John 4:1
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Revelation 2:2
I know your works as well as your labor and steadfast endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have even put to the test those who refer to themselves as apostles (but are not), and have discovered that they are false.

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