God Is Love, No Matter What

KEY POINTS


·      We are encouraged as
believers to test every spirit. 


·      There are many spirits, but
only one spirit of God.


·      False prophets and cultural
pressures will attempt to pose as truth, but God gives us
discernment through His Spirit and His Word to distinguish truth
from error.


·      The world listens to the
false spirits and believes them because they are of the world,
but He that is in us is greater than he that is in the world and
we have victory over false prophets.


·      When we receive the love
that is given to us by God, we are able to love one another as He
has loved us.


·      God is love, and God
demonstrated His love by giving his Son. 


·      God‘s love flows, even in
the midst of great tragedies and great sorrows. 


·      Both the Earth and mankind
are fallen, neither of which will escape tribulations, but both
will experience redemption. 





DISCUSSION


·      How can we practically “test
the spirits” today when there are so many voices on social media,
in culture, and even in the church?


·      Why is it impossible to love
like God without first receiving His love?


·      How do you hold on to hope
and His love when both the world and your own heart are hurting?


·      How do the passages in
Romans eight help you understand the truth that God is love, even
in the midst of tragedies?