1 Corinthians 2:12-15

True biblical discernment isn’t developed by osmosis. It’s cultivated over time, as a believer matures in faith. The last few days, we’ve been considering the essential ingredients for discernment, including consistent prayer, the pursuit of godly wisdom, moral integrity, and the necessity of faithful Bible teaching and teachers. But none of those elements can function …

Thispost was first published during May 2014. –ed. True biblical discernment isn’t developed by osmosis. It’s cultivated over time, as a believer matures in faith. The last few days, we’ve been considering the essential ingredients for discernment, including consistent prayer, the pursuit of godly wisdom, moral integrity, and the necessity of faithful Bible teaching and …

This series was first published during June 2018. –ed. True discernment isimpossiblewithout divine power. We need the true Discerner—the Holy Spirit—to lead us into all truth (John 16:13). We cannot fully understand what God is saying to us in His Word without the illuminating work of the Holy Spirit.First Corinthians 2:11says, “The thoughts of God …