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NASB | Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for the [spiritually] mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between what is morally good and what is evil. |
Bible Question:
Hello Saints, "...senses trained to discern good and evil." I have heard of 'mature Christians', being able to discern the 'spirit' of other 'individuals' that say that they are Christians, but 'supposedly' are not, because they 'feel' or have a certain 'knowledge' (not physical proof of any kind) that the 'individual' is not of the same spirit in the Lord. There are a lot of quotations, because I have wondered about this being true or not. I will be praying about this subject, but would also like to know if there is any Biblical support for this other than the above portion of this verse and Gal. 5:17. Thanks Saints...God bless and shine His countenance upon you all. hidden in Christ, Lissa |
Bible Answer: Scripture ... Rom 14:1, 1Co 12:10, Heb 5:14 .... Lissa, greetings Diakrisis is the Greek word, a noun feminine, used in all three verses. It is from diakrino, a verb, which is two words mening through and separation. I have the gift of discernment ... a I do separate my personal relationship and thoughts when using this gift. But we all need discern good and evil. Just as there are people with the gift of giving (Rom 12:8), it is something we all should do (2 Cor 9:7). Galatians 5 and the latter half of Romans 7 are better tied together, yet could be tied with this passage. Hopefully the more mature we get, the better we wage the battle with our flesh, as we know what is evel. 1 John 4:1 is about testing and again we shouldn't let our personal agenda get in the wa, including feelings. Hope that helps, Searcher |