Spiritual Gifts part 315. We have the Mind of Christ.
John Farley
Sunday,
September 30, 2012
Spiritual Gifts Part 315: We have the Mind of Christ!
The Doctrine of Spiritual Gifts
Point 4.
Developing the capacity you need to function effectively in your spiritual gift.
What is discernment?
Why do we need to have discernment?
1. One reason is because there are those two kinds of wisdom in James 3.
2. The Bible warns us over and over again to be vigilant, because there will be MANY false teachers in our midst.
3. The Bible tells us that, in the last days, the believer will be bombarded with an incredible amount of evil, through various media.
4. In the middle of a firefight, if you don’t know how to distinguish friend from foe, you will get hurt!
5. Satan’s game is deception. It has been his game from the very beginning, and it will stay that way until he is destroyed, Joh 8:44.
Isa 14:14
'I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.'
Like any smart criminal, satan and the kingdom of darkness are going to counterfeit things of big value and great significance in the outcome of the contest.
Satan has counterfeit...
| Doctrine | 1Ti 4:1 |
| Ministers | 2Co 11:13-15 |
| Gospel | 2Co 11:3-4 |
| Communion Table | 1Co 10:20-21 |
| Spirituality | Gal 3:2-3 |
| Righteousness | Rom 10:3 |
| Power | 2Th 2:8-10 |
| gods | 2Th 2:3-4 |
The best way to be trained to spot a counterfeit is to become an expert in the Real Thing!
Is this what they teach about Christ?
Col 1:13-20, 2:1-11.
The Lord Jesus Christ is the only Savior, our Redeemer.
The Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is God, co-equal and one in essence with God the Father and the Holy Spirit.
The Lord Jesus Christ is
perfect humanity and undiminished deity in one Person forever.
The Lord Jesus Christ is the Creator and Sustainer of all creation.
The Lord Jesus Christ has first place in everything.
He is pre-eminent in all things. He is Lord.
The Lord Jesus Christ is
perfect humanity and undiminished deity in one Person forever.
The Lord Jesus Christ has first place in everything.
He is pre-eminent in all things. He is Lord.
6. There are forces of evil in the universe who are pretending to look just like the messengers sent by God.
Eph 6:11
Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.