Gift of Discernment

And people complaining about cessation of spiritual gifts? There are people who want to eliminate knowledge, wisdom, and discernment. They have a problem, because if they eliminate discernment, then what do they say the people are teaching who proclaim the Word? If they eliminate knowledge, what are those who dig out deep truth with their skill doing? And if they eliminate wisdom, what are they going to call the gift of taking the truth and applying it to life? Spiritual gifts have been mentioned in the WORD and like some say, no such thing. That each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. Everybody who has the gift of teaching doesn't teach the same way. Everybody who has the gift of exhortation doesn't counsel the same way. Everybody who has the gift of helps doesn't help the same way. It's sort of like DNA that there are no two alike. 1 Corinthians 12 wisdom knowledge healing miraculous powers prophecy distinguishing between spirits speaking in different kinds of tongues interpretation of tongues All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and God gives them to each one, just as God determines. Ephesians 4 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men." (What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) apostles prophets evangelists pastors teachers prepare God's people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Romans 12 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. prophesying serving teaching encouraging contributing to the needs of others leadership mercy hospitality Back to gift of discernment: Discernment (of spirits) (diakriseis pneumaton), is a gift to judge or evaluate the spirits so as to distinguish whether something is from God or from an evil source. Similar to the natural talent of intuition but of course more reliable and consistent. Basically means to clearly distinguish truth from error by judging whether the behavior or teaching is from God, Satan, human error, or human power. Of all spiritual gifts mentioned, Gift of Discernment is the least appreciated gift that many want to remove this gift.