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 1577
Intellectual knowledge
2375 'The wisdom of the wise will be destroyed....' hh Jun 20, 1942 1475
3192 Scrutiny of spiritual results by worldly researchers.... hh Jul 18, 1944 1433
6488 Intellectual knowledge.... Study.... Revelations.... hh Feb 29, 1956 1551
6931 Earthly knowledge is not 'wisdom'.... hh Sep 30, 1957 2551
The adversary’s work through error and distortion of truth
4560 Mental knowledge of worldly origin.... Truth - Error.... hh Feb 7, 1949 1440
6493 The masses never support the truth.... Distribution - Adversary.... hh Mar 6, 1956 1251
8407 Examining spiritual information.... hh Feb 9, 1963 1792
8448 ‘Correcting’ God’s Word.... Corruption of truth.... hh Mar 25, 1963 1877
8480 Distortion of truth.... hh Apr 27, 1963 1147
8962 'Test the spirits whether they are of God....' 1 John 4:1-3.... hh Apr 13, 1965 1681
Precondition for testing: Serious will and desire for truth
3686 Serious scrutiny and will for truth.... hh Feb 14, 1946 1686
6874 The blessing of doubting.... Truth.... hh Jul 18, 1957 2294
7629 Sincere desire for truth guarantees truth.... hh Jun 22, 1960 2184
Precondition for testing: Heartfelt contact with God
6075 Connection with God guarantees truth.... hh Oct 10, 1954 1186
6287 Scrutiny of spiritual knowledge advisable.... hh Jun 18, 1955 1240
8828 Scrutiny of spiritual knowledge presupposes bond with God.... hh Jul 11, 1964 1475
The Word of God – Purest Truth
4726 'My sheep know My voice....' Resistance.... hh Aug 28, 1949 2402
7152 The Word of God: Unadulterated truth.... hh Jun 23, 1958 1667
8830 God wants His Word understood differently.... hh Jul 16, 1964 1451
Scrutinising spiritual knowledge for divine origin
3544 Scrutinising the source of spiritual knowledge.... hh Sep 10, 1945 1223
7311 Answers to questions.... Serious examination of the origin.... hh Mar 18, 1959 1826
Criterion of truth: God of Love and Illumination
5023 Characteristic of truth of the proclamations: Love, grace, mercy.... hh Dec 18, 1950 1247
5424 Attribute of truth: Emanation of light .... hh Jun 29, 1952 1265
7499 Scrutiny of spiritual knowledge.... Calling upon the spirit.... hh Jan 13, 1960 1214
Criterion of truth: Emanation of love
2849 Characteristic of truth.... Meaning of the letter.... Scrutiny and ability.... hh Aug 13, 1943 1236
3698 God's Word reflects the spirit of love.... hh Feb 26, 1946 1735
Criterion of truth: Jesus Christ
4601 Test the spirits.... Act of Salvation.... Criterion Jesus Christ.... hh Mar 30, 1949 1366
6486 Characteristic of truth: Jesus Christ.... Love.... hh Feb 27, 1956 2026
8479 Touchstone of divine revelations: Jesus' act of Salvation.... hh Apr 26, 1963 1414
Criterion of truth: The working of God’s Spirit
2877 The working of the spirit.... Guarantee for pure truth.... hh Sep 10, 1943 1462
5320 Scrutiny of genuine revelations.... hh Feb 19, 1952 1312
5446 Spiritual compulsion.... Doctrines.... Truth.... hh Jul 23, 1952 1199
7829 ‘Work of the spirit’ and the work of the spirit world.... hh Feb 18, 1961 2655
Condition for truthful recognition: Life of love
7918 Scrutiny of spiritual knowledge.... hh Jun 13, 1961 1695
7947 Life of love protects from error.... hh Jul 22, 1961 2026
4587 Warning against rejecting the divine Word.... 'Test all things and....' hh Mar 13, 1949 1897