We walk line by line through 1 John 4 to connect discernment with love, showing why testing the spirits begins with confessing Jesus come in the flesh and ends with confidence instead of fear. Along the way, we revisit Cain and Abel, expose counterfeit gospels, and rest in the new creation promise.

• aim to build confidence in reading New Covenant letters
• Cain and Abel as a pattern for false righteousness
• testing the spirits by confession of Jesus in the flesh
• identifying antichrist messages and fulfilled prophecy claims
• assurance of new creation and irreversible life
• God is love explained as source, measure, and fruit
• perfect love casting out fear, not threatening believers
• discerning false teachers by absent love and divided church
• practical hermeneutics and audience relevance
• living through Christ as participation, not performance

Episode Page: https://wakinguptograce.com/011-1-john-chapter-4-discussion/
 

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