War against false prophets
War against false prophets 1 John 4:1 『 Beloved (Ἀ γαπητοί ) , believe not every spirit, but try(dokimazete) the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 』 Agapetoi ( Ἀ γαπητοί ) means “ you who are loved by God, ” and dokimazete ( δοκιμά ζετε ), to discern, means to thoroughly examine and judge well. The fact that many false prophets have emerged means that those who preach false gospels based on humanism, legalism, and gnosticism have entered the church community. The target of the believer ’ s spiritual warfare is not Satan, but the false prophets under Satan, and also the thoughts of their flesh. First, when looking at the false prophets, we must judge their spirits. Chapter 4, Verses 2-3 『 Hereby know(Ginoskedeh) ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and th...