1Jo 4:1 | MHM | STEP | Concerning Antichrist. In this section, John warns believers to be careful about who they listen to when it comes to spiritual teachings. Not everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit of God is truly from God. There are many false teachers in the world, so Christians must test what they hear. John also explains how to recognize the true Spirit of God and how to spot the spirit of antichrist, which opposes Jesus Christ. v. 1 : John tells the believers, Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God (1 John 4:1 ). He warns them not to trust everyone who claims to have a message from God. Instead, they should test these spirits to see if they are really from God. This is important because many false prophets have gone out into the world, just as Jesus warned would happen (Matthew 24:23-24 ). Christians must be careful and use good judgment, because some people pretend to be inspired by God but are not.

‏ 1 John 4:1

Concerning Antichrist.

In this section, John warns believers to be careful about who they listen to when it comes to spiritual teachings. Not everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit of God is truly from God. There are many false teachers in the world, so Christians must test what they hear. John also explains how to recognize the true Spirit of God and how to spot the spirit of antichrist, which opposes Jesus Christ.

v. 1: John tells the believers, Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God (1 John 4:1 ^a). He warns them not to trust everyone who claims to have a message from God. Instead, they should test these spirits to see if they are really from God. This is important because many false prophets have gone out into the world, just as Jesus warned would happen (Matthew 24:23-24 ^b). Christians must be careful and use good judgment, because some people pretend to be inspired by God but are not.