Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Test the Spirits

1 John 2:18 (NIV) -
Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come.

1 John 4:1-3 (NIV) -
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
I have joked with my wife (and I admit this probably isn't something to joke about) that if the antichrist was alive today, and it was a person I knew of, I would guess that it was Oprah. Well, the following video may just show that she is affected by the spirit of the antichrist.











The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke record the following story, taken from Matthew's account:
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"
They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
The question remains for us today - Who do we say he is? Do we accept Jesus's own testimony about himself?
John 14:6 (NIV) -
"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

(HT: Noah Braymen)

3 comments:

Zach Kapfer said...

I AM OPRAH, HERE ME!
Could not possible be one way.
OPRAH HAS SPOKEN!
Mistake of people is that they believe that there is one way to God.
OPRAH HAS SPOKEN!
There are millions of ways we live and a million of ways of what we call God.
OPRAH HAS SPOKEN!
What if they come and SERVE the same purpose of of Jesus, and that is to teach us all. (Purpose-only to teach)
OPRAH HAS SPOKEN!
I can't get in a religious argument with you.
OPRAH HAS SPOKEN! OBEY AND LOVE ME!

We are taught that there is only one judge to deside who is saved or not. It sounds like Oprah thinks she is that judge. If you focus on your feelings and the sinful desires of the people of the earth as your guide to salvation, then you are forgetting the most important part-God. Oprah likes to receive gifts, maybe we can send her a can of humble soup.

Noah Braymen said...

Josh, you stole my thunder:)

Actually I was going to post this on my blog after this week's lesson which is on false teachers/prophets. If I can figure out how to burn this onto DVD you'll be watching it in ABF this Sunday:)

In Christ
Noah

Zach Kapfer said...

The more I listen to this, the more sad I become. I hope someday God will change Oprah's heart.