Spiritual Discernment 属灵分辨

1 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. 2 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, 3 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. 4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us.This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

1 各位蒙爱的人哪，你们不要每一个灵都相信，而要分辨这些灵是否出于神，因为有许多假先知已经在世上出现了。

2 你们从这一点就认出神的灵：任何灵承认耶稣基督是以肉身而来的[a]，这灵就是出于神； 3 任何灵不承认耶稣[b]的，这灵就不是出于神，而是那敌基督者的灵。你们听说过这灵要来，而它现在已经在世上了。

4 孩子们哪，你们属于神，而且你们已经胜过了假先知们[c]，因为那在你们里面的，比那在世界上的更大。 5 他们属于世界，所以他们说的属于世界，而世界也听从他们。 6 我们属于神，那认识神的，就听从我们；那不属于神的，就不听从我们。由此，我们就认出真理的灵和迷惑人的灵。

In this passage, John gives two doctrinal tests to determine

truth from error and true teachers from false teachers, namely:

1. true teachers acknowledge and proclaim that Jesus is God

incarnate in human flesh

2. true teachers speak God’s word, following apostolic doctrine

在这段经文中，约翰给出了两个教义的测试来确

定真理与谬误、真教师与假教师，即：

1.真正的教师承认并宣告耶稣是上帝道成肉身，

2.真正的教师遵循使徒教义而传讲上帝的话语。

Reflections and Prayer 反思祷告