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Originally Posted by A little brother
You have added additional tests along this discussion. Does someone get a pass by meeting the requirement(s) of just one test or all of them?
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I only added the test of sonship. But the first two are the best I think as they test the spirit from God or not. Tests of fruit or behavior are no where near as reliable. Paul could easily have proposed these sorts of tests for the Corinthians but he didnt. In their case..the Jews appeared to prophesy by the Spirit but they reviled Jesus so it was prophesy by demons. Behavior wise..both false and genuine may have appeared similar so the only reliable test was whether they honored Christ.