Discernment - A Study in the Scriptures

DISCERNMENT

"How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?"
Deuteronomy 18:21

Bible Study
Outlines

Adultery
Affliction
The After-Life
Angels
Backsliding
Blood Atonement
Chastening
Children
Covetousness
Creationism
Cults
Deity of Jesus
Deliverance
Depression
Discernment
Divine Healing
Dreams
Drunkenness
Euthanasia
Evolution
Faith
False Prophecy
The Family
Fasting
Forgiveness
Fornication
Freedom from Fear
Gambling
Generosity
Gifts of the Spirit
Giving
The Godhead
("Trinity")
Gossip/Backbiting
Gratitude
Guidance
Halloween
Healing
Hell
Holiness
The Holy Spirit
Homosexuality
The Humanity
of Jesus
Inspiration
of Scripture
Intercession
Jealousy/Envy
Jehovah's Witnesses
Knowing God
Laying on of Hands
Loneliness
Lying
Marriage
Mary
The Ministry
of Music
Miracles
Mormonism
Obedience
Occultism
Old Age
Pleasing God
Prayer
Repentance
The Resurrection
Revelation
Roman Catholicism
Salvation
Satan, Demons
& the Powers
of Darkness
Second Coming
Seeking God
Sex, Extramarital
Signs & Wonders
Spiritual Growth
Spiritual Warfare
Suicide
The Teaching Ministry
Temptation
Thanksgiving
Tithing
The Tongue
The "Trinity"
Unanswered
Prayer: Why?
Visions & Dreams
Watchtower Society
The Weather
The Will of God
Words of our Mouth
Worship
The Written Word

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I. God has promised discernment to His people.

Malachi 3:18

II. How can discernment of doctrine be learned?

A. It is learned by experience, and it comes with spiritual maturity.

Hebrews 5:14

B. Any person who truly desires to do the will of God "shall know
of the doctrine, whether it be of God."

John 7:17
Nehemiah 6:12-14

C. The Holy Spirit "will guide you into all truth?" for He is our Teacher.

John 16:13; 14:26
1 Corinthians 2:15
1 John 2:27

D. We can be trained to discern truth from error through sound
teaching and knowledge of the scriptures.

Hebrews 4:12
2 Timothy 3:15, 6
Ezekiel 44:23

III. How can false ministry be recognized?

A. "By their fruits ye shall know them."

Matthew 7:15-20

B. Anyone who refuses to acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus
Christ cannot be sent from God.

Mark 9:39
1 Corinthians 12:3
1 John 4:1-3, 6

C. "He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory." But God-
ordained ministry glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ.

John 7:18; 16:14

D. Unfulfilled prophecy is the word of a prophet who has spoken
presumptuously.

Deuteronomy 18:21-22

E. If a sign or wonder predicted comes to pass, but the person
entices the people to follow after another god, "thou shalt
not hearken unto the words of that prophet. "

Deuteronomy 13:1-5

F. If anyone "that cometh preacheth (1) another Jesus ... (2) another
spirit ... or (3) another gospel," he is not sent from God.

2 Corinthians 11:4
Galatians 1:6-9

G. If the message delivered is contrary to the written Word
of God, the ministry must obviously be false.

          Isaiah 8:20 (cp. Acts 17:2, 11
                               Galatians 4:30; 6:16
    Philippians 3:16
                               2 Timothy 3:16

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