I named this thread "spiritual discernment" to differentiate it from the sort of discernment that people usually talk about in reformed circles. It seems to me that most reformed people when they are talking about discernment they are talking about something that is based on scripture. For instance, if someone is teaching something that is contrary to scripture, and we are able to see that, then we would call that discernment.
The sort of discernment that I'm talking about is something different. It's more experiential and may not have anything to do with anything you can perceive with your intellect.
Have you ever had a strange feeling about a preacher or a Christian author or a Christian musician? Is there a place for that kind of thing? If so, what does that mean?
Sometimes I get a strange feeling in the pit of my stomach when I'm listening to someone preach or sing, and it seems like something is just not right. Everything may look okay on the outside, but I just don't feel right about them somehow.
In the past, I have felt that way about some people and I found out later on why I felt that way because it was revealed that the person was living in open willful sin.
Other times, the person has already died, and it's unlikely if anything was amiss that it will be revealed.
Has anyone else experienced this? I know that I could be wrong sometimes, but it really seems as though, at least with the people who it is revealed that they are living in sin, that there was a reason that I felt that way.
The sort of discernment that I'm talking about is something different. It's more experiential and may not have anything to do with anything you can perceive with your intellect.
Have you ever had a strange feeling about a preacher or a Christian author or a Christian musician? Is there a place for that kind of thing? If so, what does that mean?
Sometimes I get a strange feeling in the pit of my stomach when I'm listening to someone preach or sing, and it seems like something is just not right. Everything may look okay on the outside, but I just don't feel right about them somehow.
In the past, I have felt that way about some people and I found out later on why I felt that way because it was revealed that the person was living in open willful sin.
Other times, the person has already died, and it's unlikely if anything was amiss that it will be revealed.
Has anyone else experienced this? I know that I could be wrong sometimes, but it really seems as though, at least with the people who it is revealed that they are living in sin, that there was a reason that I felt that way.