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- Dictionarydiscernment/dɪˈsəːnm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the ability to judge well: "an astonishing lack of discernment"
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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. First Thessalonians 5:21-22 teaches that it is the responsibility of every Christian to be discerning: "But examine everything carefully; hold fast to ...
The absence of church discipline will kill spiritual discernment and destroy the holiness of the church. Confronting sin effectively puts a wall of division between the world and the church by separating those who obey the Lord from those who don't. It's essential that believers draw the line between right and wrong.
Nov 8, 2002 · Principles for Discernment, Part 1. This week does provide an opportunity for me to have a little continuity with you all, and I really cherish that. Just kind of dropping in from time to time to do a chapel isn’t nearly as helpful either to me, perhaps, or to you, as getting into a little bit of a flow. So that means I have to kind of pick a ...
The original languages of Scripture define discernment clearly for us. The Bible uses two key words related to discernment. The first is the Hebrew verb bîn, which is used 247 times in the Old Testament and is translated in various ways, such as “discern,” “distinguish,” or “understand.” It is related to the noun bayin, which means “interval” or “space,” and to the ...
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.
The original languages of Scripture define discernment clearly for us. The Bible uses two key words related to discernment. The first is the Hebrew verb bîn, which is used 247 times in the Old Testament and is translated in various ways, such as “discern,” “distinguish,” or “understand.” It is related to the noun bayin, which means “interval” or “space,” and to the ...
Nov 6, 2002 · So, when you think about the whole issue of discernment you have to realize that discernment cannot survive in an environment where doctrine doesn’t matter. Discernment cannot survive in an environment where people refuse to be polemical, where they refuse to debate, or argue, or test things, or disagree, or say something’s wrong.
Nov 5, 1995 · And perhaps that’s a better way to define it. The absence of discernment in the church today has these symptoms – and I shared some of them with you last time – one of them is the massive escalation of mysticism, the tremendous increase in this mystical approach to one’s relationship to God.
And you don’t understand it because it is human philosophy. It is wisdom, the wisdom of God, only opened to the minds of believers,” – that’s what Ephesians 1:8 says – “that it’s God whose given us the understanding of His wisdom.”. Now from there, Paul divides the rest of the text into two points.
ANSWERING THE KEY QUESTIONS ABOUT ELDERS. The church, like every other dimension of God’s kingdom manifested upon earth, depends upon its leadership. The strength, health, productivity, and fruitfulness of a church directly reflect the quality of its leadership. Under the plan God has ordained for the church, leadership is a position of ...
