The Deception of Love 1 John 4:16

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The Deception of Love 1 John 41-6

• Beloved, do not believe every spirit,
• but test the sprits,
• to see whether they are of God
• 1 John 41

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Differences that Matter

• Our Danger Believing Everything (vv. 1).
• Our Protection Testing Everything (vv. 2-3).
• Our Confidence Resting in Christ (vv. 4-6).

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Differences that Matter

• Our Danger Believing Everything (vv. 1).
• Proverbs 1415 The simple believes
  everything!
• Acts 1711 They searched the scriptures daily
  
• Acts 2032 And we commend you to God and to
  the word of His grace, which is able to hold you
  up.

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Differences that Matter

• Our Danger Believing Everything (vv. 1).
• Our Protection Testing Everything (vv. 2-3).
• What do they say about Jesus? (1 John 42-3)
• What do they say about Salvation? (1 John 44)
• What do they say about Scripture? (1 John 45-6)

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Differences that Matter

• Our Danger Believing Everything (vv. 1-2).
• Our Protection Testing Everything (vv. 3-4).
• Our Confidence Resting in Christ (vv. 5-6).
• You confess the Son of God. (42-3)
• You possess the Spirit of God. (44)
• You hear the Word of God. (45-6)

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• Test all things
• hold fast that which is good.
• Abstain from all appearance of evil.
• 1 Thessalonians 521-22