Our present society is self-absorbed, cutting others down to make ourselves appear better than they are, or blatant lying. This may blend into our religious sector as well. When this happened thousands of year ago, John encouraged believers to verify what they heard, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
- 1 Jn. 4:1-3 (ESV) Self-absorbed people want others to follow them and validate their actions, it builds them up. This action can be due to misunderstanding or deception, and it is all around us. When such discussions or actions focus on Jesus, believers have protection. If we believe Jesus is God’s son and came to earth as a human, we have a breastplate of righteousness as armor (Eph. 6:14); the all-knowing Holy Spirit of God lives and works within us. If we will allow Him to do so, He will reveal true statements because He will lead us into all truth (1 Jn. 2:18-27).
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