“ To discern” means to perceive by seeing or hearing. No friend, the world offers this level of discernment too and it’s not a gift but merely the manifestation of a judgmental spirit. In fact, some people think it’s their special gift to be able to discern the faults of other people and they go around sharing their so-called discernment. The Holy Spirit can alert us to a working of the enemy within a person’s life, so we become aware of the ways in which we can pray to offset that strategy. The discerning of spirits enables us to avoid being deceived by an evil spirit in operation. The common misconception is it helps in discerning the demonic realm only, but this is only one third of its potential focal range. “ĭon’t forget the scope of this gift’s operation includes man’s spirit and the angelic realm, not just evil spirits. Jesus operated in this gift when he encountered a deaf and dumb spirit in Luke 11:14, And in another example, talking of the disciples, it says in Mark 6:13, “ they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. If the source of the malady is spiritual, this will be identified as part of the gift. I also believe this gift of the discerning of spirits can highlight whether or not an evil spirit is involved in the sickness or disease of a person and some people have even seen these spirits over people. Remember what the apostle John said in 1 Jn 4:1, “ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” Friend, we as believers in Christ have been granted supernatural insight and understanding into the spirit realm that the world does not have. In reality these are demonic entities that seek to deceive men and it’s this gift of the discerning of spirits that equips us by the empowerment of the holy spirit to, realize the true source of these spiritual workings. But little do they realize these apparitions are real, because they are nefarious spirit beings pretending to be the lost souls of people, trapped between heaven and hell. that deliberately go Ghost hunting for the sake of entertainment. There are TV shows today, on the Sci-Fi channel and Discover Channel etc. Now the gift of discerning of spirits by definition is supernatural insight into the spirit world. If you hear someone say they have the Biblical ‘gift of discernment’, know this is not a scriptural gift although they may well be discerning. You might even be good at discerning or predicting the behavior of your friends, family or colleagues based on diligent observations you’ve made over the course of time but my friend, this is not the gift of the discerning of spirits. This may be a skill that you’ve learned in this lifetime, but it’s not the biblical gift of the discerning of spirits. ![]() Discernment by definition is the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend that which is obscure. Now, let’s be clear from the outset, nowhere in the bible does it mention a gift of discernment. Next would be the word of knowledge, because it reveals the present or past will of God and finally, today’s topic, the gift of the discerning of spirits. The most important of the revelation gifts is the word of wisdom as discussed because it reveals the future plans and purposes of God. I’ve discussed these gifts in previous broadcasts. The other revelation gifts would be the word of knowledge and the word of wisdom. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit 9 To another faith by the same Spirit to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit 10 To another the working of miracles to another prophecy to another discerning of spirits to another divers kinds of tongues to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will” (1 Cor 12:7-11).įriend, we are on the topic today of the revelation gifts. “ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. Let’s continue our study of the nine spiritual gifts and today we will discuss the gift of the discerning of spirits. Here is a complete transcript of the podcast (below)… Join Carl now as he shares this gift’s range of operation and biblical examples of it’s usage… Insight and understanding of the spiritual realm can only be revealed by God’s Gifts in manifestation. We’re admonished in scripture to ‘test the spirits’ to see whether they are of God (1st John 4:1) and this gift enables us to do so. Once again, this gift falls into the category of ‘revelation gifts,’ as it reveals something. ![]() The gift of the discerning of spirits is ‘supernatural insight into the spiritual world.’ This insight encompasses the workings of man’s spirit, angelic spirits and demonic spirits.
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