Spiritual Gifts part 169: the devil's deadliest weapons are words!
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John Farley Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Spiritual Gifts Part 169: the devil’s deadliest weapons are words.The Doctrine of Spiritual Gifts Point 3: What is a “Spiritual Gift”? What is discernment? Discernment is being able to determine what is coming from the thinking of Christ and what is coming from doctrines of demons, 1Ti 4:1.
satan became proud. The all-important fruit of satan’s pride is the fact that “he does not stand or abide in the truth”. Biblical discernment is identifying whether something or someone is motivated by God or by the kingdom of darkness. The Bible gives us a clear picture of the essential nature of the two sides, the two sources.
Joh 8:44b The wicked = OSN, world system, kingdom of darkness - by their nature are deceitful.
That means they try to come off as being good. There are two lights: true and false.
Joh 14:6 The righteous (living in the new nature under the filling of the Spirit and the word of God) have integrity. Their words and actions match the thoughts of their heart, because all are rooted in truth. Integrity is loyalty to truth. There are two kinds of lights: true and false. “What are they thinking?”
Mat 6:21 If you want to understand someone better (starting with yourself!), observe how they spend their money. The Bible predicts the areas of doctrine that the cults and false teachers will attack. The devil’s deadliest weapons are words. Satan always uses agents, and he does what he can to select the agent that is the most crafty.
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