How do we distinguish false Christ & false Prophets according to Our Lord?

[Godsgood]

If you know Scripture, you will come to know who they are….

If truth is found in knowing the Scriptures, Why did the Lord Jesus say that many people are deceived? Even though they know the Scriptures”
MATTHEW 7:13-14
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

 

[DavidLamb]

The truth in God's words is for His lost sheep whom He is seeking. Because these lost sheep (who are still goats at present) are mixed in among the goats, the Lord speaks to everyone. That is why everyone hears Him. Yet He knows that only the lost sheep will humble themselves before Him.


For this reason, the Lord has people identify who the one God is who sits on the one throne in heaven (Revelation 4:2), and who Jesus is who came in the flesh (1 John 4:2–3). In this way, He will find His lost sheep. Those who are not His lost sheep and remain proud will continue to be goats. But those who ask God for mercy as an expression of humility (acknowledging before the Lord that they do not know the one true God, nor Jesus who came in the flesh) will be transformed by the Lord from goats into sheep.
JOHN 10:27
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:


I wonder what you mean by the name I am using. If you mean my user name here on Christian Chat, that is my actual name.
OOOPPPSSS!!! Sorry. I thought it was just your code name.
Don’t you want to find out why that name was given to you as something biblical? Who knows, God may know.

"Lamb" is my surname, and "David" is the first of my two middle names. The other is "John", also Biblical. As far as I know, my Mum and Dad just liked the names - they didn't claim to be Christians.

 

[Godsgood]

So do you think Jesus Christ was actually saying to the ruler, "You should not call Me good because only God is good and I'm not God"?

Because the young ruler approached Him, the Lord was testing the young ruler to see whether his knowledge of Him came from God. But he failed the test.

Also look at what the Lord did when He and His disciples came from Caesarea Philippi, where He had preached. It was as if He was asking His disciples to report whether the people in Caesarea Philippi had passed the test, or whether their knowledge of Him came from God’s revelation after hearing His preaching. And the result was that they failed the test.
MATTHEW 16:13-14
13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

It is God who knows whether your understanding of what He said comes from God.
And now it is clearly entrusted to His chosen ones to test the people who read and believe in the word of God, to reveal whether their knowledge of the Lord Jesus comes from God or only from man.
And this is what His disciples did.

That is why God’s chosen ones today also carry out the test in 1 John 4:2–3 and Revelation 4:2.

And notice this: even the disciples of the Lord also went through a test.
The good thing is, they passed.
And the way they passed was through humility, by not relying on their own wisdom or human knowledge to recognize the true Jesus.
That is why the Lord said that Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Christ and the Son of the living God did not come from Peter himself, but from God.
MATTHEW 16:15-17
15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

It is still God who knows whether He will give you understanding that comes from Him.

Have you noticed the difference between words that come from God and those that come from man?
Isn’t it true that those who read and believe in the holy book also say to Jesus, ‘You are the Christ and the Son of the living God’?
It is the same statement. But those who read and believe in the holy book have four different understandings of the Lord Jesus same from Caesarea Philippi about the Lord, and that is already enough proof that what they said to Jesus,"You are the Christ and the Son of the living God"did not come from God. And so they failed the test too.

But Peter’s statement to Jesus surely came from God because it was affirmed by the Lord Jesus.
We have never heard from preachers that a miracle is first required before one can know the Lord Jesus.

 

[DavidLamb]

Because the young ruler approached Him, the Lord was testing the young ruler to see whether his knowledge of Him came from God. But he failed the test.

Also look at what the Lord did when He and His disciples came from Caesarea Philippi, where He had preached. It was as if He was asking His disciples to report whether the people in Caesarea Philippi had passed the test, or whether their knowledge of Him came from God’s revelation after hearing His preaching. And the result was that they failed the test.
MATTHEW 16:13-14
13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

It is God who knows whether your understanding of what He said comes from God.
And now it is clearly entrusted to His chosen ones to test the people who read and believe in the word of God, to reveal whether their knowledge of the Lord Jesus comes from God or only from man.
And this is what His disciples did.

That is why God’s chosen ones today also carry out the test in 1 John 4:2–3 and Revelation 4:2.

And notice this: even the disciples of the Lord also went through a test.
The good thing is, they passed.
And the way they passed was through humility, by not relying on their own wisdom or human knowledge to recognize the true Jesus.
That is why the Lord said that Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Christ and the Son of the living God did not come from Peter himself, but from God.
MATTHEW 16:15-17
15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

It is still God who knows whether He will give you understanding that comes from Him.
Have you noticed the difference between words that come from God and those that come from man?
Isn’t it true that those who read and believe in the holy book also say to Jesus, ‘You are the Christ and the Son of the living God’?
It is the same statement. But those who read and believe in the holy book have four different understandings of the Lord Jesus same from Caesarea Philippi about the Lord, and that is already enough proof that what they said to Jesus,"You are the Christ and the Son of the living God"did not come from God.
But Peter’s statement to Jesus surely came from God because it was affirmed by the Lord Jesus.
We have never heard from preachers that a miracle is first required before one can know the Lord Jesus.

Without wishing to get back into a discussion about the test, I would say that of course I agree with what we read in Matthew 16:15-17, that Who Jesus Christ is is revealed by God the Father. Thank you for replying.

 

[Dino246]

It is not your words that will be the basis for salvation, but the truth that comes from God.

Thanks, Captain Obvious.

 

[Dino246]

If truth is found in knowing the Scriptures, Why did the Lord Jesus say that many people are deceived? Even though they know the Scriptures”
MATTHEW 7:13-14
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Where does it say the many know the Scriptures? Oh… it doesn’t. You’re adding to Scripture again.

 

[Standard]

[/QUOTE]

I'm not saying that the Lord Jesus is not God. What I'm looking at is who among those reading has come to know the Lord Jesus through God's revelation (Matthew 16:15–17), rather than through human teaching.

How do you reconcile what you read about the Lord Jesus? Sometimes He appears not to be God, and at other times He is presented as God.

Examples: He is not God.
LUKE 18:18-19
18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

JOHN 5:19
19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

Examples: He is God.
JOHN 8:56-58
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

The Lord Jesus said to Satan, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve
MATTHEW 4:10
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

When the man who had been born blind worshiped the Lord Jesus, He accepted his worship
JOHN 9:38
38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

I will repeat my question.
How do you reconcile these?

Anyone, even if they quote the words of God, will not be able to reconcile these passages if their understanding of the Lord Jesus comes only from human teaching rather than from God's revelation.

Hoever, I'm telling you, anyone who knows the Lord Jesus through God's revelation will find it easy to reconcile these passages

Ah ok. That's what I'd understood from your post.... Of course I can reconcilie the verses. They aren't contradictory as they are referring to Jesus in different moments of His existence, both glorified and willingly humbled. That's how He was I AM before everything, came down to us and returned to His father once He had finished His role as fully human and fully God, the Word in human form.
This is understanding from God and the wisdom He has blessed me with. After all, it's all Him and from Him. It also, of course, is in keeping with scripture, the word we can use to test everything we hear....
One of the things you've got spot on on this thread is the need to seek God's wisdom and humbly pray for it. He is generous and uncovers a lot. Praise God!

 

[ciicii]

I'm just speaking from personal experience. But I think the first thing you need to do in order to differentiate between false teachers and true teachers is by knowing the word yourself in context. And I think the second thing you need to do is be very strict with who you allow yourself to listen to. Because there are so many teachers that I have seen online that are really really sound in every way but then there's one belief that they have that is a serious salvation issue and you end up needing to decide whether or not you should listen to them and just ignore that part of their Doctrine or if you should completely cut them off and Mark and avoid. And I think a lot of people think that that is a little bit of an Overkill but I don't think it is I think you need to be that serious with your faith and what you allow your mind to hear. Like there was one YouTuber that I really really enjoyed listening to and then out of nowhere he started denying the Trinity but everything else that he spoke about was sound. But I had to walk away from that 100% And now his Doctorate has changed into him not thinking that he needs to repent every day because if God only died for him once and he only has to repent once and that's it and he has fallen into using a lot of profanity and things like that and still claiming to be a Christian teacher. So it is a very slippery slope you need to know your word and you need to be very very strict with who you listen to there should not be any exceptions to someone's false Doctrine.

 

[TruthDefender]

Take note of Philip’s REQUEST to the Lord Jesus. Philip said "Show us the Father"
Philip was not requesting that you introduce or reveal the Father to us.
JOHN 14:8
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

That’s why the Lord Jesus responded to Philip’s request.
JOHN 14:9
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?

How would you explain this since as you said "Through the Word" you can?

Do you not understand being in agreement with someone; it’s like saying we’re the same, or having the same mind?

 

[TruthDefender]

If truth is found in knowing the Scriptures, Why did the Lord Jesus say that many people are deceived? Even though they know the Scriptures”
MATTHEW 7:13-14
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Col 2:8

 

[Rob7]

you need to know your word and you need to be very very strict with who you listen to there should not be any exceptions to someone's false Doctrine.

Amen ! Sister
I've been dealing with these false prophets presenting a "false Christ", which is a "false Word", ... "false doctrines" for a few years now. ... And as you said ... You have to read the scriptures to show yourself approved. 2 Tim. 2:15 KJV

Knowing Jesus and His Righteousness, "His Right doing" ~~> His obedience to His Father.
There are many false prophets, teaching and representing a false Christ, having an "anti-Christ Spirit, of disobedience to God, presenting an Anti-Christ spirit and pretending to be Christian, presenting a religion of disobedience to Jesus, His Holy Spirit and to The Father => GOD

We are to test these spirits, as in;
John 4:1 KJV "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world."

This instruction is echoed in 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 KJV, where Paul exhorts believers not to "despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good." Additionally, in 1 Corinthians 12:10 KJV lists "distinguishing of spirits" as a spiritual gift, given to believers and by prayer and practice, for this purpose.

And as you said, Being familiar with and knowing the character of Jesus and His Righteousness, His obedience to the Father, for us to have this same character of obedience to the Father as well... indwelling in us, and us in Him Gal 2:20 KJV
THEN... You can point out these people here in this forum having a spirit that is unlike Christ's ("anti"~LOVE ) who are false prophets, who promote a rebellious spirit and a false disobedient religion as Satan would have them.

From my experience in this particular "false prophet / false Christ" CC thread, @Dino246 is the resident false prophet, and best example of a false Christ, doing the will of his " father of lies" John 8:44 KJV. There are always these types of spirits in these different threads, promoting their disobedience to our Father, God .. Primarily arguing against keeping God Commandments and promoting SIN .. " a disobedient, rebellious nature" ... anti-Love, ( anti-Christ ) spirit.
Matthew 7:16 KJV
Beware, Sister ! " "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves."

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[Dino246]

I'm just speaking from personal experience.

I see you “lov” the post where Rob7, a follower of false teacher Ellen G. white, calls me a false prophet.

He has not been able to demonstrate any evidence backing up his accusations, making him a false accuser and slanderer.

 

[ciicii]

I see you “lov” the post where Rob7, a follower of false teacher Ellen G. white, calls me a false prophet.

He has not been able to demonstrate any evidence backing up his accusations, making him a false accuser and slanderer.

I loved the initial message where scripture was referenced. That doesnt mean i agreed with everything he said listing personal call outs which is why i didnt comment.

Like yourself there is no proof i have seen that ellen g is false either. I have not looked them up. Right now it is your word again his and they seem to both be the same.

All the best

 

[GWH]

How could we know which prophets are true? We need to compare their words with Scripture purported to be inspired by God in order to see whether their message harmonizes. However, we cannot know infallibly what is inerrant. We all walk by faith, not proof. We would still need to compare it with the totality of truth in order to discover whether there were any inconsistencies. Our main concern should be that of Scripture: God’s requirement for salvation. Thus, we should agree regarding the Gospel/Creed, which can be summarized as follows:

The normative way of stating the kerygma/GRFS in the NT is “Accept Christ Jesus as Lord” (as in Acts 16:31, 2Cor. 4:5 & Col. 2:6) or “Love Jesus as Messiah and Lord” (John 8:42). The main points of Christian orthodoxy implicit in these statements can be explained or elaborated as follows:

1. There is a/one all-loving and just Lord or God (Deut. 6:4, John 3:16, 2Thes. 1:6), who is both able (2Tim. 1:12) and willing (1Tim. 2:3-4, Ezek. 33:11) to provide all morally accountable human beings salvation or heaven—a wonderful life full of love, joy and peace forever.
2. Human beings are selfish or sinful (Rom. 3:23, 2Tim. 3:2-4, Col. 3:5), miserable (Gal. 5:19-21), and hopeless (Eph. 2:12) or hell-bound at the judgment (Matt. 23:33 & 25:46) when they reject God’s salvation (John 3:18, Rom. 2:5-11).
3. Jesus is God’s Messiah/Christ and incarnate Son, the way that God has chosen (John 3:16, Acts 16:30-31, Phil. 2:9-11) of providing salvation by means of his atoning death on the cross for the payment of the penalty for the sins of humanity (Rom. 3:22-25 & 5:9-11), followed by his resurrection to reign in heaven (1Cor. 15:14-28).
4. Thus, every person who hears the NT Gospel needs to repent and accept God’s justification in Jesus as Christ/Messiah the Lord or Supreme Commander (Luke 2:11, John 14:6, Acts 16:31), which means trying to obey (Phil. 3:12, 1John 1:8) His commandment to love one another (Matt. 22:37-40, John 13:35, Rom. 13:9)—forever (Matt. 10:22, Psa. 113:2).
5. Then God’s Holy Spirit will establish a saving relationship with those who freely accept Him (Rev. 3:20) that will eventually achieve heaven when by means of persevering in learning Truth/God’s Word/sanctification everyone cooperates fully with His will (John 14:6, 17&26, Rom. 8:6-17, Gal. 6:7-9, Eph. 1:13-14, Heb. 10:36, 12:1, Jam. 1:2-4).
6. This creed summarizes revelation of the NT Gospel/Truth (Matt. 26:13, John 14:6), which fulfilled the OT revelation (Matt. 5:17, John 19:30, Heb. 7:11-10:10) and culminates the search for salvation by souls who know only general revelation (Rom. 1:20, 2:14-16, Matt. 7:12). Seeking begins when souls love truth/repent of false beliefs (2Thes. 2:10&13, Matt. 4:17, 7:7), which is the Way to eternal life God wills, who is the Lord Jesus (Matt. 7:14, John 1:14, 4:24, 14:6). Lacking this love leads to believing lies and debauchery (Matt. 7:6, Rom. 1:18&25-26, 2Thes. 2:11-12).

 

[TruthDefender]

If truth is found in knowing the Scriptures, Why did the Lord Jesus say that many people are deceived? Even though they know the Scriptures”
MATTHEW 7:13-14
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

What does that verse have to do with your statement? It has nothing to do with knowing Scripture to counter my point.

 

[TruthDefender]

Where does it say the many know the Scriptures? Oh… it doesn’t. You’re adding to Scripture again.

He was trying to counter my point by using that Scripture, which has nothing to do with my point.

 

[Standard]

I'm just speaking from personal experience. But I think the first thing you need to do in order to differentiate between false teachers and true teachers is by knowing the word yourself in context. And I think the second thing you need to do is be very strict with who you allow yourself to listen to. Because there are so many teachers that I have seen online that are really really sound in every way but then there's one belief that they have that is a serious salvation issue and you end up needing to decide whether or not you should listen to them and just ignore that part of their Doctrine or if you should completely cut them off and Mark and avoid. And I think a lot of people think that that is a little bit of an Overkill but I don't think it is I think you need to be that serious with your faith and what you allow your mind to hear. Like there was one YouTuber that I really really enjoyed listening to and then out of nowhere he started denying the Trinity but everything else that he spoke about was sound. But I had to walk away from that 100% And now his Doctorate has changed into him not thinking that he needs to repent every day because if God only died for him once and he only has to repent once and that's it and he has fallen into using a lot of profanity and things like that and still claiming to be a Christian teacher. So it is a very slippery slope you need to know your word and you need to be very very strict with who you listen to there should not be any exceptions to someone's false Doctrine.

Amen...! Check what they say with scripture. If it fits, it's godly. If it's against or contradictory of scripture, it's their idea. We should be very careful with this and shun personal ideas.
Let them know it's not from scripture, see if it's a mistake or an agenda.

Those who teach will be judged more strictly and need to get it right
James 3:1

If they're leading people astray Luke 17:1-2 explains what should happen. Such work is dispicable

 

[Rob7]

Like yourself there is no proof

What comes out of Dino's mouth when he opens it, is the "Proof" of the spirit that dwells in him.
Matthew 15:11, Jesus states: "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."

I've been communicating with Dino for almost a year, from time to time and know, able to "discern", from which Spirit he speaks.
When I tell him he's a "false Prophet" of God's Word, He ALWAYS comes back with.. Liar ! Prove it ! ... and when I do, by showing where he is teaching disobedience to God and Jesus, he ignores the simple realization of his disobedience and presenting a false christ to the people in this forum, which is what is so dangerous about him ...

" Beware" of these false prophets, is all I'm telling you Sister... They LOVE to drag people down with them, as Satan would have them.

"False Prophets and Teachers" ( Read all of 2Peter 2 )​

2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

Isaiah 8:20 KJV "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." (no Jesus in them, which is necessary to be a Christian, rather than a "false Christian"
John 8:12, "Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world.

The Law is God's Commandments, and the Testimony is the "Spirit of Prophecy", neither of which Dino understands, promotes or proclaims... as we as Christians WILL DO, by the power and inclination of Christ' Spirit in us.

The Testimony of Jesus !!> Revelation 1:2, Revelation 12:17, and Revelation 19:10 is the "Spirit of Prophecy"

P.S. These same rules, standards for determining False & True Prophets can be applied to Ellen G White as well..
Isaiah 8:20 KJV "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."
Ellen White proclaimed obedience to God's Laws and had the Spirit of Prophecy, just like Noah, Elijah, John the Babtist, and all the Apostles.

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[Standard]

What comes out of Dino's mouth when he opens it, is the "Proof" of the spirit that dwells in him.
Matthew 15:11, Jesus states: "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."

I've been communicating with Dino for almost a year, from time to time and know, able to "discern", from which Spirit he speaks.
When I tell him he's a "false Prophet" of God's Word, He ALWAYS comes back with.. Liar ! Prove it ! ... and when I do, by showing where he is teaching disobedience to God and Jesus, he ignores the simple realization of his disobedience and presenting a false christ to the people in this forum, which is what is so dangerous about him ...

" Beware" of these false prophets, is all I'm telling you Sister... They LOVE to drag people down with them, as Satan would have them.

"False Prophets and Teachers" ( Read all of 2Peter 2 )​

2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

Isaiah 8:20 KJV "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." (no Jesus in them, which is necessary to be a Christian, rather than a "false Christian"
John 8:12, "Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world.

The Law is God's Commandments, and the Testimony is the "Spirit of Prophecy", neither of which Dino understands, promotes or proclaims... as we as Christians WILL DO, by the power and inclination of Christ' Spirit in us.

The Testimony of Jesus !!> Revelation 1:2, Revelation 12:17, and Revelation 19:10 is the "Spirit of Prophecy"

P.S. These same rules, standards for determining False & True Prophets can be applied to Ellen G White as well..
Isaiah 8:20 KJV "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."
Ellen White proclaimed obedience to God's Laws and had the Spirit of Prophecy, just like Noah, Elijah, John the Babtist, and all the Apostles.

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Fair enough, voicing these claims here as you have a few times. Your right to do so isn't up for discussion.... But what, specifically, has he said?

 

[Godsgood]

Because the young ruler approached Him, the Lord was testing the young ruler to see whether his knowledge of Him came from God. But he failed the test.

Also look at what the Lord did when He and His disciples came from Caesarea Philippi, where He had preached. It was as if He was asking His disciples to report whether the people in Caesarea Philippi had passed the test, or whether their knowledge of Him came from God’s revelation after hearing His preaching. And the result was that they failed the test.
MATTHEW 16:13-14
13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

It is God who knows whether your understanding of what He said comes from God.
And now it is clearly entrusted to His chosen ones to test the people who read and believe in the word of God, to reveal whether their knowledge of the Lord Jesus comes from God or only from man.
And this is what His disciples did.

That is why God’s chosen ones today also carry out the test in 1 John 4:2–3 and Revelation 4:2.

And notice this: even the disciples of the Lord also went through a test.
The good thing is, they passed.
And the way they passed was through humility, by not relying on their own wisdom or human knowledge to recognize the true Jesus.
That is why the Lord said that Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Christ and the Son of the living God did not come from Peter himself, but from God.
MATTHEW 16:15-17
15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

It is still God who knows whether He will give you understanding that comes from Him.

Have you noticed the difference between words that come from God and those that come from man?
Isn’t it true that those who read and believe in the holy book also say to Jesus, ‘You are the Christ and the Son of the living God’?
It is the same statement. But those who read and believe in the holy book have four different understandings of the Lord Jesus same from Caesarea Philippi about the Lord, and that is already enough proof that what they said to Jesus,"You are the Christ and the Son of the living God"did not come from God. And so they failed the test too.

But Peter’s statement to Jesus surely came from God because it was affirmed by the Lord Jesus.
We have never heard from preachers that a miracle is first required before one can know the Lord Jesus.