I haven't moved the goalposts an inch. I'm still asking the same question because you still aren't able to answer it.
Let's review--
You- Test the spirits to see if they are from God.
Me- How?
You- They have to pass the smell test (correct)
Me- What is the smell test?
Me- How do you differentiate (between a spirit from God vs some other spirit)? What is your measuring stick?
You- I already said-- Test the spirits
Me- How do YOU do that? What is your test? What is your process?
You- The test isn't mine, it's His.
Me- Okay, what is His test? What is His method?
You- It's all spiritual. By the spirit.
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Often times these threads spin out from other conversations that give them better context, but not knowing if that's the case here-- I'm simply asking a very practical question about your post where you tell people to test the spirits, but offer no instruction on how. It's a bit like telling children who never have, -to make a paper airplane.
See how you are? It's taken you all this time to spit it out--and when you do, you want me to interpret scripture after you have questioned my interpretative explanation. We've come full circle.
Ssshoooow!
Okay, testing every spirit is a matter of having the Spirit of God. Do you see the problem? If you need to ask...it is an admission of not having the Holy Spirit who would not have asked "How do you test the spirit?"
This is biblically referred to as "spiritual discernment", which is to meet all things by and with the spirit of God, who knows all things. In which case, if one does not have this within them to do, one need only ask God for it (which, of course, is subject to His timing). Be patient, all things are to be revealed--"there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed."