A Biblical Lesson on Spiritual Discernment

[Spiritual Israelite]

He invents his own new-fangled beliefs as he goes, and veils these in scriptural language. Anyone who does not align with these, lacks spiritual discernment. Talk about pride. Talk about delusional. Talk about Cultish.

Sadly, rwb has bought into his nonsense.

Right. Their spiritual eyes are closed because of their prideful insistence that they alone, among Christians, understand the truth. It's very ironic for this guy to try to tell others how to have spiritual discernment when he has very little of it himself.

 

[stevesonthebay]

I think Christs temptation in the wilderness is a great spiritual lesson. For one Christ goes without eating for 40 days. That would make anyone weak and barely surviving. That takes spirit to be able to not only physically survive.

But to be strong in the midst of temptations when your so weak and volnurable bodily takes a mighty spirit of faith in something higher.

Its interesting which temptations as well. Like they were the most alluring ones that most people would probably give into to. Turning stones into bread as Jesus would have been starving. That is literally rising above the physical bodies need for food and into the spiritual. Trusting in God over His physical needs.

I think theres a spiritual lesson in the other temptations which relates to the same temptations we all have. Its common to hear people testing God and moving away from His path and challenging His will for us. The temptation of ruling the world is something humans have fought over and aspired to since day one. As the Tears for Fears song goes "everydoby wants to rule the world".

 

[rockytopva]

He invents his own new-fangled beliefs as he goes, and veils these in scriptural language. Anyone who does not align with these, lacks spiritual discernment. Talk about pride. Talk about delusional. Talk about Cultish.

Sadly, rwb has bought into his nonsense.

Was I off topic? It was because I could not figure out what "new-fangled" was trying to be brought out here. So... I am guilty! Apologies!

 

[WPM]

Was I off topic? It was because I could not figure out what "new-fangled" was trying to be brought out here. So... I am guilty! Apologies!

I thought you were responding to what he said. I didn't think it was off topic.

 

[TribulationSigns]

With so many who come to this web site I would like to know the doctrine they have learned to get to understand the people better. Are they Messianic? Orthodox? Catholic? Protestant? Methodist? Pentecostal? Word of Faith? Independent? If you are introducing a biblical form of spiritual discernment... What congregation are you trying to discern

Please read here and here and think again.

Your repeated fixation on finding out what denomination or congregation I belong to says more about your approach than it does about my testimony.

Instead of examining the Scriptures I have presented, you continue trying to place me into a theological box, as though truth is determined by a church label. That is the very kind of sectarian thinking the apostles warned against.

My testimony stands or falls on the Word of God, not on whether you can classify me as Catholic, Protestant, Messianic, Pentecostal, Independent, or anything else. If what I have written is unbiblical, then refute it from Scripture—in context. But if your first concern is discovering my denomination so you can prejudge my doctrine before addressing the biblical evidence, then you are not practicing discernment; you are practicing bias.

The Bereans were called noble because they searched the Scriptures daily to see whether those things were so (Acts 17:11). They did not first ask, "Which synagogue are you from?" They tested the teaching by God's Word.

Your continued obsession with my church affiliation only reinforces the impression that you are looking for a label to dismiss rather than biblical truth to examine. Truth is not validated by denominational credentials, nor is it invalidated by the absence of them.

If you genuinely desire spiritual discernment, then address the Scriptures I have presented. Leave the denominational detective work aside and let the Word of God be the final authority.

Selah

 

[TribulationSigns]

Was I off topic? It was because I could not figure out what "new-fangled" was trying to be brought out here. So... I am guilty! Apologies!

I believe you need to reread my original posts and consider them carefully. It seems you've missed the point of what I was actually discussing. Before drawing conclusions or asking the same questions again, take the time to understand the context and the argument I presented. You got involved after reading CrowCross asked me which denomination believes what I believe. That question should never have been the issue. The proper response was to examine whether my position is supported by Scripture—not to determine which denomination teaches it. The authority is God's Word, not denominational labels, nor your theories about the seven churches (which is an error anyway).

So... yes, OFF TOPICS based on OP! Selah!