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 - Modernists But - Jeremiah 10:23  “Pope” - Catholics But - 1 Timothy 2:5; Matthew 23:8-10  Human Creeds - Denominations But - 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? MANGOD OR

Acts 5:29 “Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men”