Test the Teaching
Not every teaching we receive in the church was sent from God.
Preaching creates believers, and believers are the ones that primarily spread the message.
“He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of
“Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution
“Jesus replied, ‘If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you,
“Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It’s the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord,
“My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you.” John
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even
“The next day the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd
“Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (which means ‘Christ’).” John 1:41