Testing what you hear against Scripture

In this week’s episode of The Week Ahead Podcast, Ken Robinson talks about the importance of testing what you hear against Scripture. In a world full of voices — from podcasts and preachers to social media and opinions — it’s easy to be influenced by messages that sound spiritual but don’t align with God’s truth. Ken reminds us of 1 John 4:1, where believers are told to “test the spirits,” because not every message that mentions Jesus comes from Him.

Ken encourages a heart like the Bereans in Acts 17:11, who listened eagerly to Paul’s teaching but also went home to check the Scriptures for themselves. True faith, he says, is open-minded but anchored in God’s Word. He shares practical ways to test what we hear: Does it match the Bible? Does it draw us closer to Jesus? Does it show the fruit of the Spirit? And have w ...