You Know the Truth, Because the Truth Knows You | 1 John 2:19-21

So, I wanted to point out a few things first, well, one thing, I have an update. Like I mentioned, there was, I got a chance to participate in some of the downtown evangelism with Brother Aaron, and it's always a blessing to go out with them and give out tracts and have conversations with folks and do some preaching, so that's a great opportunity.

That's typically every other Saturday that they go out, and so I try to join them as much as I can, and I wanted to put that out there for you all as well as an opportunity to do some evangelism and to give out tracts and some of our church information as well for folks who are there.

And it's kind of easy to distribute because they're Spanish-speaking and we're English-speaking, so it's kind of a nice separation of things there. We can just refer people if they prefer Spanish to them, and if they prefer English, then they can come to our church.

So that's always a blessing to participate in. And another thing I wanted to point out too is that these catechism questions at the back that we recite every Sunday, these are a great tool to use for private devotions and family worship too, to go through them throughout the week and even also to reflect on the sermon, like that sermon, to go, you know, afterwards throughout the week and kind of meditate on these questions, look up the scriptures like Pastor David said, and also to kind of discuss and reflect on the sermon for that Sunday.

So just some things to kind of encourage our walk and our sanctification with the Lord. And now, so that being said, I want to do a brief recap of last week's message because I wanted to make mention of some things that I kind of, I didn't really get a chance to point out because in light of these passages in 1 John chapter 2, just in case you thought I was overstating my case about how often pastors should preach against Antichrist and false teachers, again, which is what John himself in this very letter and all the other apostles did, right?

They all did this. But just remember specifically how Paul, one example, how Paul urges the Romans, okay? And that word urge, I wanted to bring out more because urge, urge is urgent, with urgency. There's a sense of obvious importance and urgency and to urge them to do what?

To mark, to mark, to keep their eye on those who cause divisions and stumblings contrary to sound doctrine, which they learned from the apostles and avoid them, turn away from.

Them, right?

That's from Romans 16, 17. And remember also how the same apostle Paul preached every single day for three years, every day, night and day on top of that, against the savage wolves that were coming and likewise urges, similarly urges the elders of the church in Ephesus to be on guard and to be watchful and do the same, to do the same thing, to warn God's people against the wolves that were trying to devour them.

If you turn with me to Acts chapter 20 and verse 25, I want to, once again, just bring out some things of this passage. In Acts chapter 20, verse 25, we will see, this is such an incredibly powerful and profound passage that really speaks to what a church should do, what elders should do and what we should do in our day as well as a church.

In Acts chapter 20, verse 25, God's word says, for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose and counsel of God, be on guard for yourselves as elders and for all the flock, for all the church among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers or pastors to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.

I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock and from among your own selves, men will arise. So they will come in from the outside and from within. Speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them, therefore, be watchful, have a sense of urgency, remembering that night and day for a period of three years, I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.

And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is also which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who have been sanctified. Amen. That is the power of God's word and the power of biblical preaching and teaching.

It is lamentable how far we've gone. We've strayed from Paul warning the Ephesians day. And can you imagine that? How it would seem in our day for somebody for night and day to warn for three years straight against savage wolves.

And now compare that to modern day preaching. How stark of a contrast is that? I mean, it's night and day, literally black and white, practically. And again, all the apostles, including John himself, admonished God's people in like manner, just like these passages that we've been covering in First John show, much like the prophets of old as well.

But as I as I continue to meditate on this passage, something else hit me that in order to declare the whole purpose of God, like Paul did. And in order to preach the whole counsel of God, we who are pastors must warn the sheep against the savage wolves, against the false teachers, against the Antichrist.

We must if because if we are not warning the sheep, if we are not refuting those who contradict sound doctrine, Titus one nine, if we are not tearing down speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God and taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.

I'm not making this up, right? This is second Corinthians two five. Then we are not equipping God's people with what they really need, with what they actually need. Because it is a failure to proclaim to them the entire counsel of God, God's word.

Those go hand in hand. If you want to preach the whole counsel of God, you must therefore. Condemn the false gospels of false teachers and expose Antichrist false teachers as well. Plain and simple. Again, not exclusively, not to the neglect of the rest of God's word.

And of all and of all the other sound doctrine, but regularly and urgently with urgency. Right. It's both. And we must do both. We need and we need both as God's people. We need both. And pastors must provide both.

Otherwise, they are disobedient to the call of pastoring. We got we have to have that same sense of urgency today, much more so with the many Antichrist that have proliferated. But I have a praise report.

OK, turn with me to Revelation chapter two and verse one. There's a praise report here to celebrate, to praise God over because there's good news here. There's good news that the word of God reports to us regarding regarding the Ephesian church.

Revelation chapter two, verse one, starting in verse one. God says to the angel of the church in Ephesus. Right. This is what the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand. Who is that, by the way?

That's Jesus Christ, the righteous, the hero of the story. Amen. The one who walks among the seven golden lampstands says, I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, perseverance and that you cannot bear with those who are evil.

And you put to the test those who call themselves apostles and they are not. And you have found them to be false imposters, anti Christ's right and type and you have exposed them and driven them out. And you have persevered, you have perseverance and have endured for my name's sake.

You have also have not grown weary. Amen. That's a amen to that praise report. Paul's labor and work paid off. The Ephesian church exposed the false savage wolves disguising themselves as apostles to try to undermine and subvert the church and tear it to the ground.

And so be encouraged, beloved. This stuff, when we take heed to these things, we will be able to defend ourselves, God's people against the savage wolves. And their false doctrine. Don't grow weary, beloved.

This is I know our church has been through a lot, but there is much hope and grace and gospel promise to look forward to, which I will share with you all today in abundance. Starting with Hebrews, 13, 5, the Lord is with us and will never, not ever, as John 10 also says, leave us nor forsake us ever.

Amen. Now, turn with me back to our text for today. First, John, chapter two. We'll start in verse 18. Turn back with me to 1st John, chapter two, starting in verse 18. We will see God's. God's word says here, children, it is the last hour.

And just as you heard that Antichrist is coming, even now, many Antichrist have appeared from this. We know that it is the last hour. They, the Antichrist, went out from us, but they were not really of us.

For if they were of us, they would have remained with us. But they went out so that it would be manifested that they all are not of us. But you, you, beloved, have an anointing from the Holy One. And you all know.

OK, so just a general sense here of what's going on. Notice that the apostle tells us, you, those of you who believe you. Christians, believers in Christ, you have an anointing from the Holy One and you all know.

Now, you'll find you turn on the TV today. You'll find all kinds of wacko ideas about what the anointing is. Right. Really, the anointing here. And that is what Christ also means. Christ means the anointed one.

And and it would be to anoint with oil in the Old Testament and things like that. However, here the anointing specifically refers to something. And that something is what you all know. Right. It's referring to knowledge.

We have an anointing. We all have an anointing from God. And that anointing is the knowledge of the truth. Right. That is why the message is called, you know the truth and are therefore anointed. But it's because the truth knows you.

Amen. So let's stop here and take note of the emphasis once again in verse. But now in verse 19, so that it would be manifested that they all are not of us. OK, I want you to think carefully with me here now.

Was this some oversight on God's part? You know, kind of like the like Greg Boyd and these these folks who are open theists, who they believe that God, you know, God is trying and he's not really omnipotent and he's not really omniscient.

He's just trying to do his best. Did God overlook something in this? Why did he let many antichrists sneak into the church and try to subvert it to try to lead many astray? Was this an accident? Was this an oversight on God's part?

Or was this God's very purpose and design to begin with? Let's exercise once again the analogies of Scripture and of faith. Let's interpret Scripture with Scripture and logically put together these doctrines to see what God has to say.

Turn over with me to 1 Corinthians chapter 11. 1 Corinthians 11, starting in verse 17. Very important, very important to understand these things. 1 Corinthians 11, verse 17. Here we read. But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you because you come together not for the better, but for the worse.

For in the first place, when you come together, I hear that divisions, schisms, the Greek word is schismata, exist among you. Note the contrast here. And in part, I believe it. For there, what? There must also be factions.

OK, this is the word for heresies. False schools of opinion among you. There must be so that those who are approved may become evident among you.

Wow.

So does this not sound like what 1 John just said in his letter, right? Almost exactly. Whereas 1 John says they went out so that it would be manifested that they are not truly God's people. Here, these heresies, these factions, this false teaching must happen in the church in order to make it evident where the line is drawn and who the true people of God are as well.

So it's both. It serves two purposes right here. And here, Scripture is showing you both sides of the same, of the reason, the very purpose for why God predestines these things to happen. There must be factions because the devil is always trying to disguise himself as an angel of light and his ministers as ministers of righteousness.

So therefore, in order to combat and oppose them, the heresies and schisms happen in order to draw lines and say, look, this is the side of truth. This is the side that God is on. This is the side that the devil and the error and the lies on.

Where do you stand? If you're in the lie, then you must be removed. Either you will leave or you must be removed. Amen. So this is God's explicit intent in keeping the church pure and holy and free of the savage wolves that are trying to devour her.

This is how God works. We must. This is how God works. And many don't understand this. Many don't realize that God uses evil for good. Just like Joseph says when he was sold into slavery, left for dead by his brothers.

You meant it for evil, my brothers. But God meant it and purposed it for good. That's powerful stuff. Only a sovereign God can take evil, something that contradicts him, and turn it around and use it for good and judge it.

He will still hold everyone accounted, beloved. I assure you, vengeance is mine. The Lord says I will repay. He will not let the wicked go unpunished, but he will also save those wicked sinners like us into and justify us by the grace of Christ.

So God uses, he ordains, he predestines and purposes controversy and conflict. Even factions, heresies within the church in order to prophetically draw the line between truth and error, which is what the prophets did.

That's what the prophets do. Between Christ and anti-Christ, right? Take note of this. And ultimately for our good. All things are ultimately for our good and God's good purpose. Good, bad and indifferent.

Romans 8 .28. And also to root out the underlying problems affecting the church so that we can identify them and resolve them. And if necessary, expose them. Remember back in the series that I preached on knowing your enemy.

This is why it's to bring these issues to light. It's to shine the light of the truth because we know the truth and we can identify the truth against the error. That is why the Lord has orchestrated and providentially purposed these things to happen within the church.

And we have gone through this on more than one occasion. But it's for our good, beloved. Take comfort in that. Amen. It's for our good. Now, can you think of one example in church history, in the history of the church where this happened particularly?

Does anything in particular stand out to you in the history of God's people, God's church? And I'll give you a hint. OK, it starts with Protestant and it ends with Reformation. That the Protestant Reformation and its conflict with Rome.

Is one notable example in the history of the church where heresies and schisms were exposed. The lines were drawn in a way that really had never been drawn before. And it had worldwide impact when the gospel was recovered and restored to the true church.

The true church was defined and was reformed. The church was reformed. The answer, therefore, and again, Antichrist was exposed. The truth was proclaimed and recovered and Antichrist was exposed. As the papacy and the whole body of traditions of men that the church of Rome has doggy piled on itself.

To the neglect of the word of God, just like Jesus said when he rebuked the Pharisees. You replace the commandments of God with your own traditions. But that's why Jesus prophetically called them out.

And that's exactly what the reformers did. Not perfectly. They had their own shortcomings and faults and sins and grievous sins. But that was an amazing recovery of the truth of God. This is the answer to my initial question, which should be abundantly clear now.

Right? There is no accidents with God. And Einstein, who was no Christian, did rightly say, God doesn't play dice. God doesn't just roll the dice and leave it to chance. Everything is for God's good purpose.

And ultimately, if you belong to God, it's for your good, no matter how bad it is. I love what our good friend Gordon Clark has to say about this. He says, John was not so much concerned with a mere historical sequence or a mere recounting of historical events.

He is interested in church history in the light of divine providence. There will be a final Antichrist. There are many Antichrists now. Such is God's plan. Therefore, God determined their exodus, their departure from the church, in order to make their falsity evident to true believers, to God's people.

In order that their nature should be made evident is God's purpose. Amen. This is all part of God's divine plot, of that divine drama that John presents to us in this passage. God is in control. He's in control.

He's not just directing the play. God is orchestrating all of it in a way that not even a director is a good analogy. Not by overriding. He's not a puppet master. It's not that he's a puppet master as if we had no will.

But God orchestrates and purposes all things for the good counsel of his will. Like our confession also says. And like the Reformation also brought out the sovereignty of God. Because that was also one of the truths of the Bible that was suppressed.

Now, I need to inform you of a public service announcement. Of an important public service announcement. This passage, bear in mind, refers specifically to Antichrists. And to false teachers, to deceivers.

People who disguise themselves as believers. But in reality, they have an ulterior motive. Right? There's an ulterior motive there. And sometimes they may not even realize it. But then it becomes evident, like John says.

So we need to be careful not to over apply this to everyone and anyone who leaves our church. Right? We cannot over apply it and say, well, everybody that leaves our church is Antichrist. We can't do that.

Right? That's not a valid inference or conclusion to draw from this passage. We don't want to make that mistake. It doesn't necessarily mean that they're Antichrist. Or that they fell away from the faith.

You know, we once got involved with a cult. A Christian cult that was very, I mean, these folks were very cult-like. If you were out here living in society, you were in the world. And in order for you to be saved, you basically had to become an ecclesia.

Which according to them, that's the Greek word for congregation or church. The called out ones. You had to form these communes. These communities and live together. And they would often, you know, when we were very young in the faith, my wife had visited them.

And they would constantly talk about, we would talk to them. And they were constantly talking about how when people would leave their commune, their community, they left, they left back, they went back into the world.

In other words, they left because they're not saved. And so that's a very cult-like mentality to say, well, we are the one true church. And everybody who leaves us is walking away from God or from the faith.

They are Antichrist. That's how cults think. And the International Church of Christ, there's a lot of churches, the Mormon church, a lot of churches have this mentality. And that's the beauty of the gospel is that we don't necessarily think that we're the one true church.

A true church, like the Reformation recovered and the Bible teaches, is that those who preach the gospel faithfully, the word of God, and administer the sacraments of God, baptism in the Lord's Supper, and administer church discipline, that is a true church.

It doesn't matter what you call yourself. Whether you might be Lutheran, you might be Protestant. Now, we're not going to make the mistake of C .S. Lewis and say, oh, you can also be Roman Catholic because they preach a false gospel.

They don't have the true gospel of justification. Being made right with God is only by faith alone, apart from works. Right. So we still we have to draw the line. But carefully and not to the not to the extent of condemning brothers and sisters simply because they left.

Even if it was for the wrong reason, even if it was simply that doesn't necessarily mean that they're not believers. We have to be careful not to be like diatrophies and third John. Right. Because diatrophies was putting people out of the church.

We have personal experience with this right with all paths church. That's a that's a spirit of diatrophies. And we don't want to we don't want to become that. Even though a lot of people have come and gone, we have to be mature and not over over apply this.

So. But, you know, that that that said, Christians, nevertheless, even true believers can still leave a church for the wrong reasons and even for sinful reasons, which has happened. It's happened more than once in our in our church.

Right. And it sadly happens all too often. But again, remember, it's all God's purpose. It's all part of God's good purpose. But there there's a reason why this happens. There's consequences as to why this.

This is a consequence for other larger issues going on in our churches, in the modern church. There's a widespread ignorance of biblical church government and membership. How? How? Because many believers do not understand the way a church is supposed to function.

And the role that each one of us plays as church members, when we commit ourselves, when we covenant together as a local church body, which is what Christ has instructed us to do in his word. And we should not forsake the assembling of ourselves.

We should not just forsake the assembling of ourselves and try to simply willy nilly leave and leave a church and visit a church and then leave. And then just we plant roots and then we start getting plugged in.

And you know what? This isn't cutting it for me anymore. I'm just going to go somewhere else now. And so that's the problem. That's that's not biblical. That's not God's design. That's not God's purpose for the church.

And that's not God's purpose. That's not what God has instructed and commanded us to do as believers. We should commit ourselves to a local church body that is biblical. But people leave churches for all sorts of reasons, good and bad.

There may be good reasons to leave a church, but there's and there are certainly bad reasons to leave the church. And yet, in spite of that, it does not necessarily mean because you leave that you are necessarily Antichrist.

OK, I just want to make that clear. But it can mean that there may be a lack of maturity or unrepentant sin or error, a lack of knowing the difference between truth and error or Christ and Antichrist on either side, either on the church's side or on the side of the ones who are leaving the church.

OK, but Jesus taught us to expect this. OK, and this is a sober reminder for me as well and for us to not get discouraged. If you turn with me to now to Mark chapter four, this is a very powerful reminder from the words of our Savior himself.

This helps us to understand exactly what's going on, not just in our church, but in a lot of churches that are just striving to be faithful to God and his will and his word under the guidance of his spirit.

Mark chapter four, the gospel of Mark chapter four, starting in verse three. I want to read to you all together the gospel. I mean, the parable of the seeds and the sower. Listen to this. Behold, Jesus says, the sower went out to sow and it happened that as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road and the birds came and ate it up.

And other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil. And immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil. And after the sun rose, it was scorched. And because it had no root, it withered away.

And other seed fell from among the thorns and the thorns came up and choked it and it yielded no crop. And other seeds fell into the good soil. And as they grew up and increased, they were yielding a crop and produced 30, 60 and 100 fold.

Notice that that seed that grew, it stuck around. It wasn't devoured. It did not leave and it did not get choked up. It stuck around and it planted firm, solid roots. Notice that. And he was saying, Christ, he who has ears, let him hear.

And when he was alone, his followers, along with the 12, began to ask him about the parables. And he was saying to them, to you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those who are outside, everything comes in parables.

Now, why? Why did Jesus do that? Why did he speak to them in parables? He explains verse 12 so that while seeing they may see and not perceive. And while hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they return and be forgiven.

This is the God of Scripture that many have a hard time accepting. But this is what Jesus says. This is what Christ himself explains. Why? Why? Why did he preach in parables? Because it was to deny people the opportunity to see the truth.

He obscured his teaching in parables in order to reject those that God did not intend to save. Literally what Jesus said right here. That is why there is false teaching and heresies similarly. Right. And he said to them, do you not understand this parable?

How then will you understand all the parables? So this is the key, beloved, to understanding every just about every other parable. This is the spiritual meaning of a lot of the parables. And he explains the sower sows the word.

That's the one who shares the word of God, evangelizes, preaches the gospel. And these are the ones these are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown. When they hear immediately, Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

Right. And in a similar way, these are the ones being sown in the rocky ground, the places, those who, when hearing the word, immediately receive it with joy. So there's a positive response and they have no root in themselves, however, but are only temporary.

Temporary. Then when affliction or persecution arises because of the word. Immediately they fall away and the others are those being sown among the thorns. These are the ones which have heard the word, but the worries of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for anything else enter in and choke the word and it becomes unfruitful.

And those are the ones who were sown on the good soil. They who hear the word and accept it are bearing fruit 30, 60 and 100 fold. Notice now, this helps us to understand exactly what's going on with our church.

Notice, Jesus said, and in many churches, faithful churches. Notice most of the responses that occur when the gospel is preached, when the word is preached, most of the responses are negative. Jesus describes like four negative ones, right?

He describes several negative responses. The rocky ground beside the road, the thorns, the, you know, so there's only one of them is a good response. Only one. And it's the one that sticks around. It's the one that sticks around, that develops roots, deep roots, and it grows and doesn't.

The elements do not beat it down. The devil doesn't doesn't come and uproot it. And the trials and temptations of this life and false teaching do not devour it because it is firmly. Because those people know the truth.

Why? Because God, the truth knows them. That's why Jesus taught in parables. This is a hard. This is one of those hard sayings of Jesus. Right. And a lot of people in churches today reject this. A lot of people reject the reality of God's purpose for false teaching and for speaking in parables so that the people hearing would not hear and would therefore not believe and therefore not be forgiven.

These are like. Y 'all, I'm not. These are not my words. These are the words of our Savior himself. And if you have a problem with this, you have a problem with God. We need to reconcile these things.

OK, this doesn't even require interpretation. It's just a straight up recounting of what Jesus said. OK, so but be encouraged. OK, this happens to God's people for good reason. And by in God's good providence, some might turn away and some have all all might abandon us.

But the Lord always sustains us by his grace and also has others that will encourage us. Others will come and have come. And this beloved bless me so much that even this happened even to the apostle Paul on more than one occasion.

Turn with me to Second Timothy, chapter one, verse 15. I really this is such an encouragement to me and I hope to us as a church. First, Second Timothy, chapter one. We're going to we're going to read a couple passages here.

Verse 15. God, the apostle Paul, under the breathed out inspiration of the spirit of God, says, You are aware of this, that all who are in Asia, all who are in Asia turned away from me. Among whom are five jealous and hermogenies.

Speaking of naming names, right? Calling names out. That's. There you go. The Lord give mercy to the house of Ones on on a syphilis, for he often refresh me and was not ashamed of my chains. But when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me.

The Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord on that day. And, you know, very well what services he rendered at Ephesus. What an amazing what an amazing encouragement that even the the apostle Paul, the man of God who wrote so much of the New Testament.

Who performed miraculous signs and wonders, one of the apostles of God himself was turned forsaken by everyone in Asia. It even happened to him. And yet God still brought people to him that were faithful, like on a syphilis.

Some will leave for whatever reason. Others will come and encourage us. Turn to turn over a few chapters now to chapter four in Second Timothy. Let's hear about a very similar passage starting in verse 14.

Alexander, the coppersmith, showed me much harm. Speaking of name calling once again, you cannot avoid it in Scripture. I mean, the church has to do these things in our day as well. The Lord will award him according to his deeds.

That is a that is a that is a pronouncement of judgment. That is an imprecatory judgment on Alexander, the coppersmith. Be on guard against him yourself, for he vigorously opposed our words. Speaking of again, warning the church, that is what the elders of the church must do.

Warn against these men, false imposters who who are antichrist. Now, look at this in verse 16. At my first defense, he was put on trial. No one supported me, but all deserted me. And yet may it not be counted against them.

But the Lord himself, listen to this, beloved, stood with me and strengthened me. And so that through me, the preaching might be fulfilled and that all the Gentiles might hear. Amen to God's amazing providence.

And I was rescued out of the lion's mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil. The Lord himself will uphold and sustain us and he will save me onto his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever.

Amen. Amen. Amen. I could just keep saying amen for 20 more minutes and let that be the end of the sermon. Praise God. That is a beautiful gospel promise, beloved. God is always with us, even when men will fail us.

Men fall, men sin, even people that we look up to, they sin, they fall. Friends will betray us, even believers. Something that some of us are going through right now. And yet God is always faithful and will always be with us to stand with us when nobody else will and strengthen us.

Amen. I can't say that enough. Amen. This is such an encouragement. Now, let's pick up back to 1 John 2, verse 20. As we finish up the last part of this passage today. 1 John 2, verse 20. This is starting at verse 20.

God's word says, but you, beloved, have an anointing from the Holy One. And you know, you all know. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it. And because no lie is of the truth.

Notice, OK, let's get a general sense of what he's saying. Black and white categories, right? You either know the truth and you are therefore not of the lie because no lie is of the truth. You cannot have it both ways.

You either know the truth or you believe the lie. No lies of the truth. Those are mutually exclusive categories. And it's simple logic, right? Let your yes be yes, your no, no. You cannot contradict the truth.

Otherwise, it's no longer the truth. Emphasis. Notice the emphasis once again on knowledge. This isn't the anointing that is presented here to us is an anointing of knowledge. Not in emotional or ecstatic experiences, not in some.

Oh, I had this wild spiritual experience and I just felt so overwhelmed and I was in crying. And, you know, people, people would tell me these stories about how they they went to a concert or they went to a pastor or whatever.

And it wasn't a good church. And they got they got all emotionally worked up. They got so emotional. And sadly, a lot of people can't determine. They can't tell the difference between God, God's spirit and his convicting work.

And the feeling you get when you go to a secular concert, you see people passing out and falling out when their idols are up performing and they are worshipping, literally worshipping their idols. And that is a very similar false Holy Spirit effect that you see because they are worshipping idols.

And you see ecstatic experiences. You see people falling out and passing out and all this stuff similar to the Hindus and their Kundalini, their false Holy Spirit. And they how they start shaking violently and all of these false speaking in tongues.

Those are demonic tongues, false manifestations of the spirit, false emotional ecstatic expressions that are not that are not of God. The true anointing of God is one of knowledge of the truth. That's what it fundamentally is.