Thursday, March 21, 2013
Testing the Spirits
Dear Friends,
A reading from the First Letter of Saint John (4:1-12):
Beloved, do not trust every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they belong to God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can know the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh be longs to God, and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus does not belong to God. This is the spirit of the antichrist that, as you heard, is to come, but in fact is already in the world. You belong to God, children, and you have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They belong to the world; accordingly, their teaching belongs to the world, and the world listens to them. We belong to God, and anyone who knows God listens to us, while anyone who does not belong to God refuses to hear us. This is how we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us.
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We had a snowstorm yesterday and it ended in the afternoon. As it was windy the snow is piled up here and there. They will come and clear the roads this evening.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“Remain close to Me My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who live in the world. You know that there are good spirits and bad spirits. If a spirit comes to you, it is important to test that spirit to find out if he comes from God or not. If the spirit believes in Me as the Savior of the world who suffered and died on the cross and came back to life, then you know the spirit is a good one. It is important right from the beginning to put the question to him if he believes in Me. If he does not believe in Me, then you know that he is not a good spirit and you must chase him away in My name. For example there are some people today who say they are prophets and they have come out to say that the new pope is a false pope. Pope Francis is not a false pope, and the one who said this is a false prophet. Do not believe such a person. I am very pleased with the New Pope and I have blessed him. He is My Pope and I want you all to listen to him. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin