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1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
And so while you're testing the spirits of the messenger, God is testing the spirit of the masses.
John speaks regarding God's messengers and true believers: 1 John 4:6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
Both message and messengers of God have, more often than not, been a source of irritation to the people. It was so with Jesus and all of His disciples. They weren't shunned, insulted, beaten, imprisoned, cast out, and crucified because they...