Acts 16:16-18
16 Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. 17 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” 18 And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour.
This possessed girl seemed to honor God by telling everyone out loud how Paul and company were servants of God with the message of salvation. However, it was really a false attention and even mocking of Christ that annoyed Paul after some days - so he told the false spirit to leave (which it did in Christ's name). Not all who loudly use the name of Christ are necessarily His; the devil mocks and misleads by many who cry Lord, Lord, but do not do what He says or believe what He wrote. Discernment backed by God's word is needed.
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