The measure

After I John 4:1-6

The measure of the spirt

is not the number of likes

or followers. It’s not the number

pf shares or retweets. It’s not

fame or celebrity or endorsements

or glowing news stories or

demand for speeches and articles

or how many people show up

at meetings or at church.

It’s not any of these.

It never is.

It never was.

It never will be.

Instead, the measure is

the spirit of the one

who is true.

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Pop quiz!

After I John 4:1-6

That feeling of dread

when the teacher sprightly

proclaims “pop quiz” and

you groan – not unlike

the times when the spirits

come, looking good, speaking

well, sounding good, but

are they true and how can

we know (and in the time

allotted, often not too much).

The correct answer is, class:

does the spirit acknowledge

the one? Does the world

embrace or reject them?

Time to check and score

each other’s answers.

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