Posted on 12/20/2021 10:14:11 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress
“A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly” (Proverbs 21:28).
“. . . the man that heareth speaketh constantly.” You should open your mouth. It's not just about your testimony. It’s not just about your lifestyle. It's not just about you living your life so that others are attracted to the light and want to come and ask you what you've got that they don't have. You've got to use your mouth.
Peter and John are being told to shut up by the priests and they answered, “Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and (notice) heard” (Acts 4:19-20).
Over in First John 1, we see the heart of being a witnesses. It is to hear, to hear, and hear and hear, It comes rolling out because you want to tell: “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ” (1 John 1:1-3).
“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).
There are spirits involved with false doctrine—there are spirits involved with what false prophets speak falsely. Those false prophets then have other spirits—seducing spirits—doctrines of devils. How would you then try every spirit? You would try them by the word of God. How do you know? You tell they are false prophets by what they say. You read the Bible and you judge them by what they say. And yes, I used the word judge.
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