Discernment

Sumner Wemp Mar 5, 2007

"He that is spiritual judges (discerns) all things yet he himself is judged of no man" 1 Cor. 2:15. The Greek word anakrino for "judge" signifies "to examine, scrutinize, question so as to discern or determine the excellence or defects of a person or thing. -W. E. Vine.

Search the Scriptures. Remember the Berean's in Acts 17, "who received the word with all readiness of mind and searched the scriptures daily whether those things were so" Acts 17:11. "For many deceivers are entered into the world who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and antichrist. If there come any unto you and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house (in person or on radio or TV) neither bid him God speed" 2 Jn 7, 9.

The worse lack of discernment is whether the gospel is preached. The gospel is not that "Christ died on the cross". Those thieves died on a cross but not for our sins.. The gospel is not that "Christ died for us". those military people are dying for us. The gospel is that "Christ died for our SINS" was buried, (paid the debt in full) rose again and was seen by hundreds". That is what the Bible says in the gospel 1 Cor 15:!-4. Then so many say, "Give your heart to Jesus". NO, a lost person doesn't give God anything, He is to BELIEVE AND RECEIVE the Lord Jesus as his Savior. Jn 1:12, Rom 1:16. The difference here is whether one goes to heaven or hell. So many omit the gospel, some "pervert the gospel", some preach "another gospel" and God says "let him be accursed" Gal 1:8.

Scripturally and spiritually minded people are not "tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive" Eph. 4:14. A powerful ministry of the Holy Spirit is to give discernment to Spiritually minded people. Christians are not discerning I have become shocked to hear, hundreds of times, people tell how they love to hear and name five or six preachers they listen to on TV or radio, who are as different in doctrine as night and day. Some of whom are way out in left field with weird, unscriptural beliefs and others who are fundamental Bible believing preachers and these people see absolutely no difference in them and watch them all! Beware of those who ask you for money and say "God just told them if you send them a thousand dollars He promises you all kinds of prosperity and miracles." You do not put corrupted, putrefied food into your body. You must not put corrupted unscriptural teaching into your mind and soul. Doesn't that make sense?

"Learn to be discerning but not divisive." on nonessentials that we can differ on and still have fellowship but there are essential doctrines that we must not listen to. Learn to discern. "Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders" 2 Thes 2:9

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