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Testing the Spirits: Jordan Wells and Deliverance Teaching
Scripture commands believers to test the spirits. In this episode of NAR to Christ, Dawn Hill examines Jordan Wells’s deliverance teachings and prophetic claims through 1 John 4:1–6, pointing listeners to the authority of Scripture and the finished work of Jesus Christ.Listen or Watch
Testing Claims by God’s Word
Claiming to speak for God carries serious responsibility. Christians must examine such claims by what God has revealed in Scripture. A title, a personal experience, or an impressive platform does not place anyone above biblical scrutiny.Beginning with 1 John 4:1–6, Dawn explains the importance of confessing the biblical Christ and submitting to the apostolic teaching preserved in Scripture. She also distinguishes righteous judgment from the hypocritical judgment Jesus condemns.Examining Deliverance Teaching
Dawn reviews excerpts from Jordan Wells’s interviews with Kap Chatfield, examining claims about fractured souls, spiritual spouses, marine spirits, and alleged witchcraft activity. She considers whether these teachings arise from Scripture or depend on personal experiences and speculative explanations.The discussion also addresses deliverance certification and the difference between biblical prayer and practices centered on decreeing, declaring, and commanding spiritual outcomes.Popularity Does Not Establish Biblical Faithfulness
Examining Wells’s public posts, Dawn addresses his defense of Katherine Krick, his prophetic claim concerning the Kansas City House of Prayer movement, and his warnings against those he calls “heresy hunters.”Large crowds, enthusiastic testimonies, and claims of miracles do not remove the need to test doctrine. The question remains whether a ministry’s teaching and practices agree with God’s Word.In This Episode
- The meaning of testing the spirits in 1 John 4:1–6.
- The responsibility attached to claims of divine revelation.
- Examining deliverance teaching and spiritual warfare claims.
- The difference between biblical prayer and declarative practices.
- Evaluating public defenses of controversial ministries.
- Distinguishing biblical fruit from popularity and claimed miracles.
- Resting in Christ’s finished work rather than personal accomplishments.
Key Scripture
- 1 John 4:1–6
- Acts 17:11
- John 7:24
- Matthew 7:1–5, 15–23
- Galatians 5:22–23
Resting in Christ and His Word
Biblical discernment directs us toward faithful dependence on Christ. Believers can examine spiritual claims without fear, study Scripture in context, and seek counsel from faithful pastors. Our hope rests in Jesus Christ and His finished work, not in spiritual techniques or the accomplishments of a particular minister.
Dawn Hill is a Christian blogger known as The Lovesick Scribe, and the host of The Lovesick Scribe Podcast. She is passionate about sharing the truth and pointing others back to Jesus Christ through the written Word as the standard of authority for Christian living and instruction while being led by the Holy Spirit into maturity. She is the author of NonProphet Woke: The Reformation of a Modern-Day Disciple. She writes articles for Christianity.com, Servants of Grace, and her blog posts have been shared by individuals such as Tim Challies. She will be featured in the upcoming docuseries, American Gospel: Spirit and Fire. She co-leads a women’s support group with Emily Massey called Snatched from the Flames, where they minister to women who have come out of the hypercharismatic and New Apostolic Reformation movement. She is a wife to Nicholas and a mother to Anabel and Ephraim. You can follow her on The Lovesick Scribe and Instagram.
