Those who belong to God have the Spirit, who is greater than the forces of falsehood and secures their hope; discernment grows through knowing God and holding to the truth of the gospel taught in Scripture. Regularly spending time in God’s Word, prayer, worship, and Christian community helps shape a life of righteousness and makes it easier to recognize what is true.
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.