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Discernment is the ability to perceive, understand, and judge things clearly, especially those that are not obvious or straightforward. Wikipedia
Biblical discernment: In its simplest definition, discernment is nothing more than the ability to decide between truth and error, right and wrong. Discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about truth. In other words, the ability to think with discernment is synonymous with an ability to think biblically. John MacArthur
In these present days of confusion and deception about what is happening in the world, I think it is worthwhile to make a distinction between “discernment” and “Biblical discernment.”
Mankind’s current thoughts, actions and behavior signal a huge shift in what has, subjectively, been considered normal in the past.
In order to have any merit, discernment must be based on empirical truth.
As God’s Word makes clear, deception will run wild at the end of the age.
“But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived” (2 Timothy 3:13).
When one considers the future of the world in terms of what will be the inevitable result of this behavioral shift, it causes a great sense of anxiety for the many who are watching these developments and who are not grounded in the Word of God.
Only by receiving Jesus Christ as Savior through repentance and confession can one receive the indwelling Holy Spirit of God, resulting in the peace of “Biblical discernment” that will lead to understanding of these times in which we live.
The “peace that surpasses all understanding” is the Gift from God that slows the heart rate, calms the nerves, and enables rational action and reaction.
This Gift of God is the Bible, the only source of discernment and an anchor of rational thinking when the turbulence of these days threatens to overwhelm.
In other words, unbelievers, while they may be brilliant, educated and able to articulate their position well, that position is still limited to only “worldly discernment.”
This human-limited discernment results in the rapidly growing unease among those who have, thus far, rejected Jesus Christ.
“There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken” (Luke 21:25-26).
In the Word of God, we are given insight into the reason that there is such a marked difference between these two defining characteristics of discernment.
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Biblical discernment: In its simplest definition, discernment is nothing more than the ability to decide between truth and error, right and wrong. Discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about truth. In other words, the ability to think with discernment is synonymous with an ability to think biblically. John MacArthur
In these present days of confusion and deception about what is happening in the world, I think it is worthwhile to make a distinction between “discernment” and “Biblical discernment.”
Mankind’s current thoughts, actions and behavior signal a huge shift in what has, subjectively, been considered normal in the past.
In order to have any merit, discernment must be based on empirical truth.
As God’s Word makes clear, deception will run wild at the end of the age.
“But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived” (2 Timothy 3:13).
When one considers the future of the world in terms of what will be the inevitable result of this behavioral shift, it causes a great sense of anxiety for the many who are watching these developments and who are not grounded in the Word of God.
Only by receiving Jesus Christ as Savior through repentance and confession can one receive the indwelling Holy Spirit of God, resulting in the peace of “Biblical discernment” that will lead to understanding of these times in which we live.
The “peace that surpasses all understanding” is the Gift from God that slows the heart rate, calms the nerves, and enables rational action and reaction.
This Gift of God is the Bible, the only source of discernment and an anchor of rational thinking when the turbulence of these days threatens to overwhelm.
In other words, unbelievers, while they may be brilliant, educated and able to articulate their position well, that position is still limited to only “worldly discernment.”
This human-limited discernment results in the rapidly growing unease among those who have, thus far, rejected Jesus Christ.
“There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken” (Luke 21:25-26).
In the Word of God, we are given insight into the reason that there is such a marked difference between these two defining characteristics of discernment.
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Bible Prophecy: The Only Anti-Gullibility Medicine :: By Dave Hubley
(There is a special message at the end of this article for those who might happen to read this and do not have Jesus in their life and are looking for
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