PROVE ALL THINGS

1 Thessalonians 5:1  Paul is telling us to prove all things , not to the world but to ourselves, the saints. 

The people of the world cannot receive the knowledge of the truth.  John 4:17  , Romans 8:9 , 1 Corinthians 2:14 .  The commission to preach the gospel was only given to the Apostles, no one else.  They alone were the chosen witnesses .  Acts 10:41 , Acts 10:39 , Acts 13:31 , Acts 1:8 .  Even to this day the words of these chosen witnesses are recorded for anyone to read their testimony. Even though dead they yet speak.  John 17:20   The elect alive today, indeed all the elect of all time, know that only the Apostles were given the great commission.  This is why the elect are not out preaching the gospel and how we know that those who do are false witnesses.  As I have written before, God and Christ have totally controlled the church after the death of John, the last of those chosen witnesses .   From that time God through Christ teaches His people, no man.  This shows the elect how easy it is to identify a deceiver.   Among the elect the gospel is taught but it is not taught to the world .  Matthew 13:11 ,  to you, not them.  John 14:22-24 , John 13:35 .