BELIEVE NOT EVERY SPIRIT

BELIEVE NOT EVERY SPIRIT

1 John 4:1-2 

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

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

Matthew 24:5 

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

Matthew 24:11-12 

And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

Acts 20:29-32 

For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

2 Peter 2:1 

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

John 10:11-18 

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

I write a lot of Scriptures because I want you to know The True Word of God, not just my opinion. 

My Ministry is a Bible study, not a Donna study. 

I give a lot of Scripture because it is so easy to manipulate babes in Christ Jesus. Just because you see someone open The Holy Bible and read a Scripture, does not mean they are telling you the Truth Of The Gospel. Any so-called preacher or teacher can take a verse and make a whole movement out of it. 

For Example, let us take 

JOHN 11:35

JESUS WEPT.

If a person takes this one scripture out of context, they could say that you have to cry when you are in the presence of the Lord. They could say Jesus Cried so you have to. They could say if you don't, then you haven't been moved by The Holy Spirit. 

Always read the Scriptures above and below the one that you are being taught. So many Christians don't know why JESUS WEPT, they will just take the one teaching and preaching word for it. I see many people never open their Bibles in the assembly, they just listen to what is being said. It is The Word Of God that matters, not the person saying it. READING YOUR BIBLE, IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING THAT I WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO. IT IS VITAL TO YOUR SPIRITUAL HEALTH. Always read the Scriptures with the people teaching and preaching. If you do not understand what they are saying, then go home,  Pray, and reread those Scriptures in your own time. Don't be rushed into believing in something that you don't understand. 

Donna K Purifoy 

2/11/2023