126 Test All Things And Keep What Is Best Part 1

B.D.-No. Title Date Accesses Print
6476 Spiritual decline due to error and falsehood.... hh Feb 15, 1956 1009
Intellectual knowledge
2375 'The wisdom of the wise will be destroyed....' hh Jun 20, 1942 982
3192 Scrutiny of spiritual results by worldly researchers.... hh Jul 18, 1944 953
6488 Intellectual knowledge.... Study.... Revelations.... hh Feb 29, 1956 1040
6931 Earthly knowledge is not 'wisdom'.... hh Sep 30, 1957 1746
The adversary’s work through error and distortion of truth
4560 Mental knowledge of worldly origin.... Truth - Error.... hh Feb 7, 1949 992
6493 The masses never support the truth.... Distribution - Adversary.... hh Mar 6, 1956 906
8407 Examining spiritual information.... hh Feb 9, 1963 1298
8448 ‘Correcting’ God’s Word.... Corruption of truth.... hh Mar 25, 1963 1336
8480 Distortion of truth.... hh Apr 27, 1963 820
8962 'Test the spirits whether they are of God....' 1 John 4:1-3.... hh Apr 13, 1965 1126
Precondition for testing: Serious will and desire for truth
3686 Serious scrutiny and will for truth.... hh Feb 14, 1946 1243
6874 The blessing of doubting.... Truth.... hh Jul 18, 1957 1421
7629 Sincere desire for truth guarantees truth.... hh Jun 22, 1960 1424
Precondition for testing: Heartfelt contact with God
6075 Connection with God guarantees truth.... hh Oct 10, 1954 880
6287 Scrutiny of spiritual knowledge advisable.... hh Jun 18, 1955 888
8828 Scrutiny of spiritual knowledge presupposes bond with God.... hh Jul 11, 1964 1049
The Word of God – Purest Truth
4726 'My sheep know My voice....' Resistance.... hh Aug 28, 1949 1748
7152 The Word of God: Unadulterated truth.... hh Jun 23, 1958 1073
8830 God wants His Word understood differently.... hh Jul 16, 1964 1034
Scrutinising spiritual knowledge for divine origin
3544 Scrutinising the source of spiritual knowledge.... hh Sep 10, 1945 889
7311 Answers to questions.... Serious examination of the origin.... hh Mar 18, 1959 1328
Criterion of truth: God of Love and Illumination
5023 Characteristic of truth of the proclamations: Love, grace, mercy.... hh Dec 18, 1950 887
5424 Attribute of truth: Emanation of light .... hh Jun 29, 1952 875
7499 Scrutiny of spiritual knowledge.... Calling upon the spirit.... hh Jan 13, 1960 838
Criterion of truth: Emanation of love
2849 Characteristic of truth.... Meaning of the letter.... Scrutiny and ability.... hh Aug 13, 1943 881
3698 God's Word reflects the spirit of love.... hh Feb 26, 1946 1209
Criterion of truth: Jesus Christ
4601 Test the spirits.... Act of Salvation.... Criterion Jesus Christ.... hh Mar 30, 1949 907
6486 Characteristic of truth: Jesus Christ.... Love.... hh Feb 27, 1956 1337
8479 Touchstone of divine revelations: Jesus' act of Salvation.... hh Apr 26, 1963 957
Criterion of truth: The working of God’s Spirit
2877 The working of the spirit.... Guarantee for pure truth.... hh Sep 10, 1943 952
5320 Scrutiny of genuine revelations.... hh Feb 19, 1952 997
5446 Spiritual compulsion.... Doctrines.... Truth.... hh Jul 23, 1952 840
7829 ‘Work of the spirit’ and the work of the spirit world.... hh Feb 18, 1961 1986
Condition for truthful recognition: Life of love
7918 Scrutiny of spiritual knowledge.... hh Jun 13, 1961 1221
7947 Life of love protects from error.... hh Jul 22, 1961 1471
4587 Warning against rejecting the divine Word.... 'Test all things and....' hh Mar 13, 1949 1285