"This is an evident sign of a false spirit, whatever its pretense be, if it glorify not that Christ who was now speaking to his apostles; and such are many that are gone abroad into the world" (John Owen commenting on Jn. 16:14).
Always ask: Does this glorify Christ? Is the dominant note the glory of Christ? Is Jesus Christ being set forth as supreme and all-sufficient? If not, this is a sure sign of a false spirit. The spirit behind such is not the Spirit of Christ, the third person of the triune God.
So how does the typical televangelist or teacher or preacher fare?
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