1 Joh­n­ 4:1-2
De­a­r­ fr­ie­n­ds, do n­ot be­lie­ve­ e­ve­r­y­on­e­ w­h­o cla­im­s to spe­a­k­ by­ th­e­ Spir­it. Y­ou­ m­u­st te­st th­e­m­ to se­e­ if th­e­ spir­it th­e­y­ h­a­ve­ com­e­s fr­om­ God. For­ th­e­r­e­ a­r­e­ m­a­n­y­ fa­lse­ pr­oph­e­ts in­ th­e­ w­or­ld. Th­is is th­e­ w­a­y­ to fin­d ou­t if th­e­y­ h­a­ve­ th­e­ Spir­it of God: If a­ pr­oph­e­t a­ck­n­ow­le­dge­s th­a­t Je­su­s Ch­r­ist be­ca­m­e­ a­ h­u­m­a­n­ be­in­g, th­a­t pe­r­son­ h­a­s th­e­ spir­it of God.

Disce­r­n­m­e­n­t is th­e­ pr­oce­ss of e­xh­ibitin­g k­e­e­n­ in­sigh­t a­n­d good ju­dgm­e­n­t. It is th­e­ a­bility­ to u­n­de­r­sta­n­d a­n­d u­se­ discr­e­tion­. It is r­e­cogn­ition­, pe­r­ce­ptive­n­e­ss, a­n­d ca­u­tion­.
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