Daily Reading: 8-15-16
1 John 4:1-6 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
The message of Christ, the Son of God, coming in human flesh and dying on the cross is the message of Truth. Christ died so that we could live forgiven and in fellowship with the Father. The Spirit was sent so we could know the liberating power of God that lifts us out of dead living due of sin. We can know vibrant life in Christ Jesus. Voices that speak of anything else are not from the Spirit of God; in fact, it is the spirit of antiChrist.
Don’t believe everything you read or hear. You can identify someone who is telling the Truth from someone who is telling a lie based on whether their ways line up with Christ’s message. Some leaders tell people what they want to hear; they do not denounce sin nor encourage a change in behavior. They do not confess or promote the ways of God. Rather, they promote the spirit of antiChrist.