1Hearken, O ye elders of my church, and give ear to the voice of the living God; and attend to the words of wisdom which shall be given unto you, according as ye have asked and are agreed as touching the church, and the spirits which have gone abroad in the earth.
2Behold, verily I say unto you, that there are many spirits which are false spirits, which have gone forth in the earth, deceiving the world.
3And also Satan hath sought to deceive you, that he might overthrow you.
4Behold, I, the Lord, have looked upon you, and have seen abominations in the church that profess my name.
5But blessed are they who are faithful and endure, whether in life or in death, for they shall inherit eternal life.
14To preach my gospel by the Spirit, even the Comforter which was sent forth to teach the truth.
15And then received ye spirits which ye could not understand, and received them to be of God; and in this are ye justified?
16Behold ye shall answer this question yourselves; nevertheless, I will be merciful unto you; he that is weak among you hereafter shall be made strong.
17Verily I say unto you, he that is ordained of me and sent forth to preach the word of truth by the Comforter, in the Spirit of truth, doth he preach it by the Spirit of truth or some other way?
18And if it be by some other way it is not of God.
19And again, he that receiveth the word of truth, doth he receive it by the Spirit of truth or some other way?
20If it be some other way it is not of God.
21Therefore, why is it that ye cannot understand and know, that he that receiveth the word by the Spirit of truth receiveth it as it is preached by the Spirit of truth?
22Wherefore, he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together.
23And that which doth not edify is not of God, and is darkness.
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