tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174647220824134633.post1034459242092875666..comments2024-02-29T10:31:18.505-06:00Comments on What's in a Name?: 1st John Chapter 4 Part 1Ian Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027275808408069964noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174647220824134633.post-11842566396066979262012-09-25T17:23:22.391-05:002012-09-25T17:23:22.391-05:00The lack of discernment in our times is nearly as ...The lack of discernment in our times is nearly as troubling as the vicious ridicule that accompanies those ministries and teachers who attempt to practice it. They are labeled as divisive and quenching the Spirit. Most people fail to realize that the New Testament is largely written to correct doctrinal issues within the church; it is written for our admonition.Ian Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027275808408069964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174647220824134633.post-40501550634609229742012-09-25T11:49:37.822-05:002012-09-25T11:49:37.822-05:00This concept of testing the spirit of the message ...This concept of testing the spirit of the message we hear is so critical today because II Peter 2:1 warns, "...there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies..." The first thing to test is what they believe about Jesus Christ. <br /><br />As you pointed out we are to judge the spiritual nature of those who teach. Jesus himself said we would know them by what the driving spirit produced in them, their fruit. Their teaching and belief is one indicator of who that spirit is.Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.com