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Discerning of Spirits
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Revelation Gift |
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Recognizing what is of God versus the world, the flesh, and the devil.
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Paul recognizing that the girl in Philippi had a spirit of divination. |
Discerning of spirits is the supernatural ability given by the Holy Spirit to
perceive the source of a spiritual manifestation and determine whether it is of God
(Acts 10:30-35), of the devil (Acts 16:16-18), of man (Acts 8:18-23), or of the world.
It is not mind reading, psychic phenomena, or the ability to criticize and find fault.
Discerning of spirits must be done by the power of the Holy Spirit; He bears
witness with our spirit when something is or is not of God.
The gift of discerning of spirits is the supernatural power to detect the realm
of the spirits
and their activities. It implies the power of spiritual insight - the
supernatural revelation of plans and purposes of the enemy and his forces.
It is a gift which protects and guards your Christian life.
How to Test a Spirit
You can discern or test whether or not a spirit is of God by
the following three ways:
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Observing what a person does. In Matthew 7:15-20,
Jesus explains that
false prophets are known by their fruit - by their conduct and actions.
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Observing whether or not a person
exalts Jesus Christ as the Son of God and as Lord and Saviour (I Corinthians 12:3). |
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By listening to what a person says (I John 4:1-3).
Does their confession line up with the truth of God's Word? |
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