Test the spirits

The newest post from Mark Driscoll deals with what happens when a Christian leader does not remember to "...not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God." (1 John 4:1). I think it is a very important reminder about what can happen to our theology when we stray from the teachings of Jesus and try to deliver the "PC" message that the world wants to hear. Its kind of like building your faith on something unstable, like a trampoline, instead of the solid, rock like foundation of the truth of the Bible.

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By failing to test the voices speaking to him, a man who had given his life to doing ministry and building a church was ruined in a day because of a lack of discernment. It's a sobering lesson for every Christian leader, who James says will be judged more strictly than the average Christian, that we must let God be God and beware of the Serpent who loves to whisper, "Did God really say?"