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NASB | 1 John 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 4:2 By this you know and recognize the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges and confesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ has [actually] come in the flesh [as a man] is from God [God is its source]; |
Bible Question: Where is the TEST? |
Bible Answer: Hi Bertie, I just came from reading a question from Mommapbs concerning Mark 9:41. I think that that passage is applicable to 1 John 4:2. The test might be compared to Mark 9:40, "For he who is not against us is for us." The test is "Who is abiding in us?" "Are we speaking as from the world?" Mark 9:39, "But Jesus/ said, "Do not hinder him, for there is no one who shall perform a miracle in My name, and be able to soon afterward to speak evil of Me. 40 For he who is not against us is for us. 41 For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of (Christ), truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward." 1 John 3:24b, "...And we know by this that He/ abides in us, by the *spirit which He has given us. 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the *spirit of (God);..." The *stars denote a choice of lower case and the parentheses are mine for comparison. From the heart, Ray |