1 John 4:2

“Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:”

"Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:" - 1 John 4:2
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What does 1 John 4:2 mean?

1 John 4:2 (KJV) states, "Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God." This verse is found in one of the letters written by the Apostle John, who is also known as the beloved disciple. The context of this verse…

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The Confession That Transforms: Recognizing the Spirit of God

In the heart of the Epistle of 1 John, we find a powerful declaration that pierces through the dichotomies of faith and belief. The Apostle John, with a pastoral urgency, writes in 1 John 4:2, "Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is…

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A Prayer for True Confession and Divine Discernment

Almighty God, We come before You humbled and awed by Your greatness and grace. In the stillness of this moment, we acknowledge Your divine authority over our lives and the world around us. Our hearts draw near, yearning to be filled with the truth that comes from acknowledging…

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1 John 4:2 - "Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:"
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1 John 4:18
1 John 4:18
John 4:2 - "(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)"
1 John 2:4 - "He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."
"(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)" - John 4:2
1 John 4:19 - "We love him, because he first loved us."
2 John 1:4 - "I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father."
"We love him, because he first loved us." - 1 John 4:19
1 John 4:8 - "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
"We love him, because he first loved us." - 1 John 4:19
1 John 4:5 - "They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them."
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1 John 4:21 - "And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also."
1 John 4:11 - "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another."
John 1:4 - "In him was life; and the life was the light of men."
John 1:1-2
1 John 1:4 - "And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full."
John 1:1-2
"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." - 1 John 4:8
1 John 4:14 - "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world."
John 4:1 - "When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,"
John 1:1-2
1 John 4:13 - "Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit."
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John 1:1-2
1 John 2:27
1 John 4:15 - "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God."