2024年10月29日 · Discover the Biblical meaning and importance of the "Gift of Discerning Spirits." What does it mean to have discernment of spirits? As one of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, discernment is a crucial part of following the teachings of the Bible and leading a successful life in this fallen world.

2022年10月8日 · In 1 Corinthians 12:10, Paul speaks about the gift of discernment. This gift is different from simply discerning what is right and wrong. The gift of discernment allows one to discern the spirits at work in a situation. This is important because many spirits are at work in the world, and not all are good.

2018年2月22日 · 1. Be Assured the Gift of Discernment is a Good Gift. The word used in the Bible for gift, charisma, means “a gift of Divine grace” [Strong’s G5486], and Paul tells us discerning of spirits is given for a purpose—to benefit the church: “for the profit of all” or “for the common good” (1 Cor 12:7). We sometimes need to be ...

In my new book ‘Sharpen Your Spiritual Senses’ I draw from decades of personal and ministry experience to give you biblical and practical understanding of your senses and how to utilize them fully alongside the gifts of the Holy Spirit, especially the gift of discerning of spirits.

2022年1月28日 · The primary purpose of the gift of discerning of spirits is to reveal the presence and work of the Holy Spirit. Other purposes include discerning angels, demonic sprits, and human spirits.

2022年1月18日 · The discerning of spirits is the supernatural ability to recognize and distinguish between not only good or bad, but various classes of spirits (more on this below). I like how Francis Frangipane describes this gift. He says, “Spiritual discernment is the grace to see into the unseen. It is a gift of the Holy Spirit to perceive what is in the ...

2020年8月11日 · Believers can sharpen their discernment skills by knowing Scripture, for it keeps them from going too far astray and confusing their own faculties with the gift of the Spirit. In discerning human spirits, it is sometimes—just sometimes—important to understand whether we are dealing with a spirit of anger, depression, violence, and so on.

2024年12月16日 · The biblical gift of discerning of spirits helps believers identify the source of spiritual influence, whether it is: The Holy Spirit: The Spirit of God operating in and through believers. The Human Spirit: The self-driven motivations and emotions of individuals.

2022年1月4日 · The gift of discerning spirits, or “distinguishing” spirits, is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit described in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. Like all these gifts, the gift of discerning spirits is given by the Holy Spirit, who disperses these gifts to believers for service in the body of Christ.

What is the gift of discernment? Believers who show the characteristics of the gift of discernment are finely tuned to the spiritual atmosphere surrounding them. They are sensitive to the spiritual or emotional states of others. They feel or see the Holy Spirit, angels, or demonic strongholds working in a person’s life or over a region.