I like you reference to 1 John chapter 4: It teaches us (believers) about the family(God’s family) and the world.
We as children are warned against false teachers, and
those that confess Jesus Christ; and those that confess not.
Verse 4 says: “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
Yes 1 John is a great chapter clearly written us who belong to the heavenly Father.
Lol! I have to tell you a story now. I went to help a friend and his wife move from their upstate NY rental to back to Long Island home. I hope I can get to the point properly.
His wife is into the occult. I prayed to the Lord about it. I believe I got a yes from our Lord to help even though she is deep into this spiritual deceit( remember do not be equally yoked which was why I prayed. )So while I was moving I came across this bookcase to put in boxes. She had real beautiful Christian and Catholic books of faith but also mixed with spell casting and goddess books. She was a mess spiritual. As I was putting these books in boxes the Lord spoke to my heart to strongly tell her how dangerous.
Well the time came. She started to tell me she was a Christian. Well I looked at her straight in the eyes and declared your not a Christian. I am being lead by the Holy Spirit( always pray for Holy Boldness especially when dealing with the occult) She declares how can you tell me this?
I will prove to you that you are not a Christian. I told her to declare in the personal pronoun that she declares Christ came in the Flesh/human(1 John 4) - do not do this without heavy prayers in Christ[dangerous]. Well to cut to the chase she could not declare it as the Apostles Creed or Nicene creed( which is all about 1 John 4 confession). She was convolusing at the words where it comes to Divinity comes flesh. Just amazing! It was like you could see the unseen forces holding her back. She could only say after wanting to say it one phrase only that " there are many Gods."
Well! That is why God after showed that anyone who can declare 1 John 4 is my brother or sister. No matter what denomination or Indy church. Praise be to Jesus who came in the Flesh! Amen!!!
That my friend is the main reason of many why I post my tagline. Peace of Jesus to You this Year! Amen=so be it!!