The Discerning of Spirits; 1Cor. 12:7-11, In this lesson we will cover the third revelation gift, the Discerning of spirits. This lesson will probably in a three part series because there's so much information to cover. Everthing within the realm of knowledge,
whether facts, events, purposes, motives, origins, or destinies - human, divine, or satanic; natural or supernatural; or past, present, or future comes within the focal range of one or the other of these three revelation gifts that we have discuss. (see previous lessons) The discerning of spirits gives supernatural insight into the spirit world. To discern means to preceive by hearing or seeing. The discerning of spirits actually has a more limited range of operation than the other two revelation gifts, the word of Knowledge and the Word of Wisdom. That is because its revelation is limited to a single class of objects - spirits. The best way to explain discerning of spirits is explain what it is not. The discerning of spirits is not a kind of spiritual mind reading. It's not psychological insight, nor is it mental "penetration." It is not the power to discern the faults of others. If those of us who think they have the gift of faultfinding would just turn that gift on themselves for about fiftenn seconds, they would never use it again. The discerning of spirits is not a gift to uncover human failures, the Bible says we should walk in love, and the Bible says love covers a multitude of sins. Many things that people say are the devil, isn't the devil at all, they are works of the flesh. The works of the flesh are listed in Galatians 5:19-21, Now the works of the flesh are manifest, whuch are these; Adultery, forication, uncleanness, lasciviosness, 20. Idolatry, wicthcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies. 21. Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; Too many times Christians want to think that if a person is envious, he or she has a spirit upon them, but according to Gal. 5, envy is the work of the flesh, along with everything else Paul mentions. Some people are more devil conscious than they are God conscious. As a result , they give place to the devil and he defeats them in life. But Jesus said in John 8:32, you should know the truth , and the truth shall set you free. We need to be very careful about these things. To make sure we are scriptural and beleive the turth of God's word. If you will do what what the Bible says, if you will .... present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service(Romans 12:1) and neither yeild your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin... (Romans 6:13) the devil won't be able to have any place in you. It is certainly true that there are those who are bound by the enemy, and of course all bondage is of the devil, either directly or nidirectly. That doesn't always means there is a direct presence of an evil spirit, but an evil spirit could be enforcing the problem. The gift of Discerning of spirits should encompasses more than seeing an evil spirit, the scope of this gift is seeing the simitude of God. "continue tomorrow" and if you want to ask questions, feel free to ask. With the help of the Holy Spirit, I pray that all get answered. Amen
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