- Principles for Discernment, Part 1 - Grace to You
This week does provide an opportunity for me to have a little continuity with you all, and I really cherish that Just kind of dropping in from
- Discernment - Grace to You
Discernment is the ability to distinguish and separate two ideas which must not be confused Therefore, applied to spiritual matters, discernment is the skill of gaining understanding of God’s truth by a process of separation
- Defining Discernment - Grace to You
Unfortunately, discernment is an area where most Christians stumble They exhibit little ability to measure the things they are taught against the infallible standard of God's Word, and they unwittingly engage in all kinds of unbiblical decision-making and behavior
- Faith and Discernment - Grace to You
This post was first published during April 2014 -ed Discernment is a critical need in the church today As we have already seen, it is required by both leaders and laymen alike for the exercise of godly judgment It is vital in helping believers rightly inhabit and interact with the sinful world around us Added to that, discernment is also
- Discernment: Spiritual Survival for a Church in Crisis (Booklet)
Conclusion Spiritual discernment requires desire, prayer, learning from the gifted and mature, dependence on the Holy Spirit, and a diligent study of God's Word If you follow those steps, you will strengthen your doctrinal convictions, think antithetically, be kept from worldly approaches, be a good interpreter of God's Word, and confront sin
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- Divisiveness vs. Discernment - Grace to You
Discernment, then, is a synonym for discrimination In fact, the Greek verb translated “discern” in the New Testament is diakrinō It means “to make a distinction” and is translated that way in Acts 15:9 So discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about truth
- God’s Demand for Discernment (John MacArthur) - Grace to You
Discernment thrives when there’s a thesis antithesis, black and white, antithetical mentality ” Third reason that I think we have the problems we have with discernment – and they’re all overlapping – is a preoccupation with image and influence as a key to evangelism I mean, we’ve all seen the user-friendly approach come and go
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