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1 | Do I have it? | Is 27:11 | Reformer Joe | 11697 | ||
Of course, the situation you are describing here is not the same situation that the original questioner brought up. As someone whom God has blessed with the gift of discernment, I would not say that I am always getting impressions/feelings from the Holy Spirit as to every move that I need to make. Rather, God utilizes me in the context of His church as a sound doctrine detector (I prefer that term to "heresy hunter" since what the Christian seeks to do is keep the body of Christ focused on what is pure). I would even go so far as to argue that trusting feelings and impressions solely and attributing all of them to the Holy Spirit's leading can often get us into some serious trouble, especially when he has clearly revealed all the will we need to know in the Bible. --Joe! |
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2 | Do I have it? | Is 27:11 | Makarios | 11698 | ||
Hello Joe, As with most all threads, the message or point of focus becomes shifted to one thing or another, and as our dialogue progressed, we surfaced on the spiritual gift of discernment. I pray that my post shed some light on the subject. The role that you have in your church sounds interesting. However, I'm not quite sure if I understand what you mean by "I would even go so far as to argue that trusting feelings and impressions solely and attributing all of them to the Holy Spirit's leading can often get us into some serious trouble, especially when he has clearly revealed all the will we need to know in the Bible." It is a blessing if you can follow Christ and the Holy Spirit's leading in your life. --Nolan |
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3 | Do I have it? | Is 27:11 | Reformer Joe | 11702 | ||
You are right; it is a blessing. The problem becomes when believers start trying to use the Holy Spirit as some diviner or fortune teller ("should I date Denise or Danielle"?) rather than listening to Him as he testifies to what he has already told us in His word. The Holy Spirit ALWAYS works in conjunction with God's revealed will in Scripture, and it is dangerous to trust in feelings and impressions alone. Pastors can testify to the fact that they have people coming up to them all the time and telling them that God has given His rubber-stamp to something that is clearly forbidden in Scripture. I know we would both clearly agree that in such instances it was NOT God talking to the Christian. Whenever God had a specific, major role for people in the Bible, it was customary for Him to give an unquestionable, visible sign (burning bush, pillars of fire, angel visiting, audible voice, light from heaven, etc.). The "still, small voice," as popular as the notion is, just doesn't seem to have any Scriptural support. When I said my role in the church was discernment, I was speaking of the universal body of believers, not the role within my own congregation. In fact, like most with this particular gift, I am sometimes "blown off" by people who think that they know better, despite the fact that they cannot refute the Scriptural support that I give for my statements. Hope this helps clear up my position! --Joe! |
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