The Gift Of Discernment
1Corinthians 12:10 mentions the spiritual gift of discernment, calling it "discerning of spirits" (NKJV). This gift is the supernatural ability to perceive the root motivations of people and environments with extraordinary exactness. Those motivations ("spirits") can be human or demonic.
EXAMPLES: Acts 5:1-11... Peter showed this gift by identifying Satan and dishonesty at the root of Ananias' seemingly-righteous offering (v3). Acts 8:21-23... Peter showed his gift again by identifying bitterness and disappointment at the root of Simon's greed (v23). Acts 16:16-18...Paul showed the gift by identifying a demon at the root of the slave girl's seemingly-helpful advertisement of Paul's ministry. Matthew 16:22,23... Jesus set the precedent for the gift by identifying Satan and a humanistic mindset at the root of Peter's seemingly-loyal objections. The discernment gift perceives and identifies root motivations with extraordinary precision.
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Thoughts Of Peace
Jer 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
His Eternal Power And Divine Nature
But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities, his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
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