Today's text of 1 John 4:1-6 is presented in light of the narrative shared in Jeremiah 28 where Hannaniah prophecies that the King of Babylon will be defeated and all the Jewish captives will be released within two years. Jeremiah rebukes the prophecy, but not with his own words or strength. In our world with so many false and contrary messages to the Gospel out there we need to build skills and have strong basis of Scripture's authority for guiding us in who we listen to as authorities that form our lives.