Discernment ultimately depends on the Holy Spirit. As we are filled with and controlled by the Spirit of God, He makes us discerning. He leads us into all truth by granting us hunger for God's Word and the ability to discern its true meaning — something the “natural man” is incapable of doing (1 Corinthians 2:14).
I go by the Living word of God that lines up with his written word....Gods Spirit is Alive and Active, he is not a book.
He also looks at the heart...he does not look at intellectual knowledge .
KJV
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lordlooketh on the heart.
Audio Crossref Comment Greek
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New International Version
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
New Living Translation
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
English Standard Version
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Berean Standard Bible
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. |
A Born Again has spiritual eyes and ears, as soon as they are Born Of The Spirit.
The Holy Spirit helps us develop those eyes and ears....to hear in our spirit.....to see through the eyes of God.
Matthew 13:9-16
9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
13 This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “ ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’
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16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
Audio Crossref Comment Greek
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New International Version
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
New Living Translation
For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.
English Standard Version
since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
Berean Standard Bible
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Berean Literal Bible
having been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, by the living and abiding word of God,
King James Bible
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
New King James Version
having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, |
We must be Born Again to see the Kingdom of God.
Very easy to understand...as being Born Of The Spirit is relayed to our heart, that is where the Spirit of God takes up residence....
We aren’t Born Again in our human intellect we are Born Again in our spirit?
Discernment is a gift from God, the power of the Spirit that indwells us...the Holy Spirit.
When you think about it, God is the only one who can offer real spiritual discernment, so it makes perfect sense to ask for His help. The more we ask God for help along the way, the more it becomes apparent that we can make wise decisions through the gift of discernment.
We know we have been Born Again of incorruptible seed, by the testifying of the Spirit,the Spirit testifies with our spirit that we are Gods children.
That is a supernatural, spiritual act that only God can do.