Trying the Spirits: How to Know if a Teacher Is From God
Many Christians listen to sermons online, but are these teachers truly of God? The Bible warns that false teachers exist. This checklist is a simple tool to help believers evaluate teaching using biblical principles. It is not meant to judge people harshly, but to encourage discernment and a test to see if what you're listening to is biblically sound. Biblical Teacher Discernment Checklist Use this while watching a sermon or video. Just mentally check ✔ or ✖. 1. Is Jesus the center of the message? ✔ The message focuses mainly on: Jesus the cross repentance salvation living for Christ Scripture basis: “We preach Christ crucified.” — 1 Corinthians 1:23 2. Do they rely on Scripture or personal experiences? ✔ They regularly explain the Bible itself. ✖ They mostly say: “God told me…” “I saw in a dream…” “The Lord showed me…” If they claim any of these things it needs to all line up with the word of God. If it goes against anything in the Bible then it’s false. Scripture basis: “...