Bible Cross References
the prophets
1 Corinthians 14:39
So then, my friends, set your heart on proclaiming God's message, but do not forbid the speaking in strange tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:10
The Spirit gives one person the power to work miracles; to another, the gift of speaking God's message; and to yet another, the ability to tell the difference between gifts that come from the Spirit and those that do not. To one person he gives the ability to speak in strange tongues, and to another he gives the ability to explain what is said.
1 Thessalonians 5:19-21
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Do not restrain the Holy Spirit;
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do not despise inspired messages.
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Put all things to the test: keep what is good
1 John 4:1-3
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My dear friends, do not believe all who claim to have the Spirit, but test them to find out if the spirit they have comes from God. For many false prophets have gone out everywhere.
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This is how you will be able to know whether it is God's Spirit: anyone who acknowledges that Jesus Christ came as a human being has the Spirit who comes from God.
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But anyone who denies this about Jesus does not have the Spirit from God. The spirit that he has is from the Enemy of Christ; you heard that it would come, and now it is here in the world already.