Spiritual Gifts part 176: You will know them by their fruits.
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John Farley Thursday, October 6, 2011 Spiritual Gifts Part 176: You will know them by their fruits.The Doctrine of Spiritual Gifts Point 3: What is a “Spiritual Gift”? What is discernment? Discernment is being able to determine what is coming from the thinking of Christ and what is coming from doctrines of demons, 1Ti 4:1. The all-important fruit of satan’s pride is the fact that “he does not stand or abide in the truth”. When a person is energized by evil and lies, there is a powerful force at work to conceal and hide the real wicked motivation at work. The source of things, the seed, is a kind of wisdom, a kind of doctrine.
There is We can have the power to discern the thoughts in our own soul, but we do not get the ability to directly discern thoughts in other people’s souls.
The Bible says that, ultimately, only God can discern a person’s heart. Pro 21:2;
1Ch 28:9a
1Ch 28:9b
2Ch 16:9
Jer 17:10
Luk 16:15 Those believers who operate under the filling of the Spirit and the mind of Christ are MYSTERIES THEMSELVES! Particularly to the unbelieving!! When it comes to spiritual discernment, the Lord tells us that the way to know the real source of things is by examining the fruit.
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