KEY POINTS
· We are encouraged as believers to test every spirit.
· There are many spirits, but only one spirit of God.
· False prophets and cultural pressures will attempt to pose as truth, but God gives us discernment through His Spirit and His Word to distinguish truth from error.
· The world listens to the false spirits and believes them because they are of the world, but He that is in us is greater than he that is in the world and we have victory over false prophets.
· When we receive the love that is given to us by God, we are able to love one another as He has loved us.
· God is love, and God demonstrated His love by giving his Son.
· God‘s love flows, even in the midst of great tragedies and great sorrows.
· Both the Earth and mankind are fallen, neither of which will escape tribulations, but both will experience redemption.
DISCUSSION
· How can we practically “test the spirits” today when there are so many voices on social media, in culture, and even in the church?
· Why is it impossible to love like God without first receiving His love?
· How do you hold on to hope and His love when both the world and your own heart are hurting?
· How do the passages in Romans eight help you understand the truth that God is love, even in the midst of tragedies?
