Who we sound like

I wish I could give a whole message on John 4, because there’s a lot of good stuff here. But let me focus on one thing.

John says,

They (the false prophets) are from the world. Therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.

We (the apostles) are from God. Anyone who knows God listens to us; anyone who is not from God does not listen to us.

This is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception. (1 John 4:5-6)

Think about what John is saying. John says, “Whoever listens to the apostles’ teaching is from God. Anyone who does not follow the apostles’ teaching is not from God.”

Either John is being very arrogant here, or he is telling the truth.

And how you answer that question will determine your worldview.

The world is changing around us. And not for the better. What used to be clear-cut in terms of right and wrong, has now been made foggy by the world.

And when it comes to morals, Christians left and right are starting to sound more and more like the world.

“The apostles didn’t understand what we do now, so what they say doesn’t apply anymore. They were just ignorant, biased Jews. We’re are more enlightened now.”

Some even talk as if Jesus and his apostles contradicted each other in their teachings.

But John says, “Do you want to know the difference between truth and deception? The standard is our teaching.”

Question: When it comes to morals, when it comes to truth, who do you sound more like? The world? Or the apostles? Whose worldview are you accepting? The world’s? Or the apostles’?