How do you test the spirits?

[other one]

9 minutes ago, Figure of eighty said:

Lol no spirits thank Goodness. Just wondering if a dream was from God or not.

That's very hard to say about someone else's dream. I think there would be a spiritual awareness if it is from God. Of course it would never go against the Bible, but beyond that I'm not sure any of us could tell.

[TheBlade]

On 9/9/2021 at 6:36 AM, Figure of eighty said:

Like step by step what do you do?

1 John as others here already said praise GOD! "This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God," If we read what comes before this

"Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us." Just another thing to look for is that "LOVE  for one another". 

But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”. Now we know Satan did not posses Peter. We are so different today for back then "Oh its not Peter.. its Peters angel". Yeah is that one of your first thoughts if someone knocks on your door durning some bible study or the like?  

[Waggles]

1 hour ago, TheBlade said:

"This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,"

The thing is though > there are quasi-Christian sects that do deny that Jesus as God came in the flesh and offer strange doctrines about Jesus being an angel or just a man who went to Heaven and then became a god, and so on.

When they knock on your door here is good advice - 

2John 1:9  Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 
10  If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, 
11  for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works. 

[Hopefully]

On 9/9/2021 at 8:36 AM, Figure of eighty said:

Like step by step what do you do?

I believe the first step is to ask them- Do you believe Jesus Christ came to earth as a man to die for our sins?

 I believe the second step is to apply their answer to ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:1-3‬ . 
 

I believe it’s just that simple. I have tried it and it works meaning some have refused to confess even though they said they were Christians.
When I first joined this site I asked the first person that sent me a PM and they refused to confess and told me I was rude for asking.

 I would not go around asking people just because but this test is important to perform before receiving spiritual guidance from someone. 

Edited September 16, 2021 by Hopefully

[Leonardo Von]

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How do you test the spirits?

Seeking in prayer and in the Holy Scripture if what it is being said corresponds to what is written.

[Prycejosh1987]

We test the spirits by examining how much of the text they agree with. What reactions they have and how they implement Christ's nature into their lives. Heresy is around us. Some sects take away from scripture, and other sects add. We must examine the action testimony and character of a person to see if the way they are lines up with what the bible says.