“Discerning Spirits” on 1 John 4:1-6 by Joe Ellis — March 6, 2022
I need to admit, I was first drawn to this letter of 1 John for its beautiful call throughout for Christians to love one another. I’ve been a little surprised at the deep waters that we continue to find ourselves wading through. Here we have another passage employing the word antichrist and talking about spirits that are not of God, that are opposed to the Spirit of God. John’s letter invites us to consider that this world is much, much stranger than many of us us westerne