“TRY THE SPIRITS”

1 John 4:1

1 John 4:1

“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world”

1 John 4:1 - NKJV

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world”

1 Thessalonians 5:21

“Prove (test - NJKV) all things; hold fast that which is good”

Human Standards

Intellectuals - ModernistsBut - Jeremiah 10:23

“Pope” - CatholicsBut - 1 Timothy 2:5; Matthew 23:8-10

Human Creeds - DenominationsBut - Matthew 15:8, 9

Conscience - Most But - Acts 23:1; 24:4-11

Bible is the Divine Standard Inspired of God - 2 Timothy 3:16, 17 Complete - Jude 3 Must speak as oracles of God - 1 Peter 4:11 Must abide in the Doctrine of Christ

2 John 9-11; Galatians 1:8, 9 Will be judged by it

John 12:48; Revelation 20:12

Salvation

MAN Faith Only

By Prayer

No Apostasy

GOD Jas 2:24; Mk 16:16

Acts 2:38 1 Pet 3:12; Mt 7:21

Heb 5:8, 9 1 Cor 9:27; 10:12

Heb 10:39

Baptism

MAN Sprinkle or Pour

Infants

Because Saved

GOD Rom 6:3-4;Col 2:12

Matt 28:18-19

Mk 16:16

Acts 2:38

1 Pet 3:21

The Church

MAN Many Churches

Church of Choice

Church doesn’t Save

GOD Matt 16:18; Col 1:18

Eph 1:22-23; 4:4-6;

5:23

Acts 20:28

Eph 5:25

Music

MAN Mechanical

Instruments

GOD Matt 26:30

Eph 5:19

Col 3:16

Who Will You Obey?

MAN GOD

OR

Acts 5:29

“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men”