Spiritual Gifts

[Guest shiloh357]

It is the God given ability to recognize whether a person is being influenced by the Holy Spirit or demonic spirits

Thank you so much for answering. Would you consider someone who can tell if someone was lying, deceitful or just tell if someone is not a who they say they are have the discerning gift? Or is it something altogether different than that?

First off, let me say that there is no such thing as "the gift of discernment." It is called the gift of discerning of spirits.

Discernment pertains to reading someone's body language, voice inflections and such. Discernment is the ability to recognize things like sarcasm, figures of speech, idioms, or when someone is making an attempt at humor. It is totally different than the gift of discerning of spirits.

Discerning of Spirits is the ability to know when someone is operating under the influence of a evil spirit. Sometimes, you can even tell that without any gift! However, this gift is the ability know the difference between lying signs and wonders or whether or not someone is really moving in the power of the Holy Spirit, especially when encountering spiritual manifestations of supernatural power. This is gift is necessary because Satan can impersonate many of the gifts of the spirit.

Again, if someone tells you they have the "gift of discernment," you can write it off. They don't know what they are talking about.

[mizzdy]

Scripture says to test the spirits, to see if they be of God. Therefore everyone has some ability to tell, but there is also a gift of discerning spirits, which I believe is on a whole secondary level. When Elijah asked God to open Elisha's eyes, he did not need to test those spirits, he knew what he was seeing. Make sense?

Makes perfect sense. The gift of tongues I get it was the discernment thing that I have had so many unfullfilling answers to. I believe I understand it now.

[OneLight]

It is the God given ability to recognize whether a person is being influenced by the Holy Spirit or demonic spirits

Thank you so much for answering. Would you consider someone who can tell if someone was lying, deceitful or just tell if someone is not a who they say they are have the discerning gift? Or is it something altogether different than that?

First off, let me say that there is no such thing as "the gift of discernment." It is called the gift of discerning of spirits.

Discernment pertains to reading someone's body language, voice inflections and such. Discernment is the ability to recognize things like sarcasm, figures of speech, idioms, or when someone is making an attempt at humor. It is totally different than the gift of discerning of spirits.

Discerning of Spirits is the ability to know when someone is operating under the influence of a evil spirit. Sometimes, you can even tell that without any gift! However, this gift is the ability know the difference between lying signs and wonders or whether or not someone is really moving in the power of the Holy Spirit, especially when encountering spiritual manifestations of supernatural power. This is gift is necessary because Satan can impersonate many of the gifts of the spirit.

Again, if someone tells you they have the "gift of discernment," you can write it off. They don't know what they are talking about.

Well said!

[jehovah Nissi]

It is the God given ability to recognize whether a person is being influenced by the Holy Spirit or demonic spirits

Thank you so much for answering. Would you consider someone who can tell if someone was lying, deceitful or just tell if someone is not a who they say they are have the discerning gift? Or is it something altogether different than that?

First off, let me say that there is no such thing as "the gift of discernment." It is called the gift of discerning of spirits.

Discernment pertains to reading someone's body language, voice inflections and such. Discernment is the ability to recognize things like sarcasm, figures of speech, idioms, or when someone is making an attempt at humor. It is totally different than the gift of discerning of spirits.

Discerning of Spirits is the ability to know when someone is operating under the influence of a evil spirit. Sometimes, you can even tell that without any gift! However, this gift is the ability know the difference between lying signs and wonders or whether or not someone is really moving in the power of the Holy Spirit, especially when encountering spiritual manifestations of supernatural power. This is gift is necessary because Satan can impersonate many of the gifts of the spirit.

Again, if someone tells you they have the "gift of discernment," you can write it off. They don't know what they are talking about.

Well said!

Touch

[EricH]

Again, if someone tells you they have the "gift of discernment," you can write it off. They don't know what they are talking about.

Or maybe a better approach might be to ask them what they mean, then explain the proper term

[~~ angelique ~~]

Methinks the thread has been hijacked ~~ ~~ I am still wondering about the original post I made.

[mizzdy]

Some say you have to be fit for use. But, I don't understand why the spirit of God couldn't use someone right where they are. To me, so state that someone has to be "deemed fit" is to put the Spirit of God in a box.

Sorry if I did that. I think that God will do and does do with anyone and at any time and any place He wishes. I even believe that he uses those that are unbelievers for His own will. So perhaps it has nothing to do with anyone being 'fit' for use but all about what God sees fit to do with each of us. For me I would hope that God uses us where ever we are I pray this is true since I am basically housebound as so many others are. Even though to me it is unclear how can God use those of us that are in this situation I believe we all have a calling, job, or mission on this earth and God knows exactly when we are needed and puts us in the situations where His work can be done.

[Guest man]

So, I don't understand the "deemed fit" idea.

I don't understand it either.

Where did you come up with that concept?

Who told you this?

[Guest man]

I think that God will do and does do with anyone and at any time and any place He wishes. I even believe that he uses those that are unbelievers for His own will.

He used Pharaoh against Moses.

He used Judas to betray Christ.

[mizzdy]

He used Pharaoh against Moses.

Absolutely!! God used my former brother in law to teach me about forgiveness. What a strange lesson that was and that was when I firmly understood God does work in mysterious ways. I firmly believe God used my illness to bring me back to Him, there is a lot of humility in not being independant, a lesson I certainly needed to learn. Everything to His Glory!