What Is Biblical Discernment?
By David Henke There is a Christian song that says, “Every promise in the Book is mine.” Is that true? All the promises in the Bible were not written to you, or me. A more correct wording for that line in the song would be “Every promise written to me in the Book is mine.” However, that would probably not sing well. Was a promise made to everyone and for all of history, or just to the Jews, or just to Christians, or some very specific person or group? For instance, in Genesis 12:1-3 God makes promises to Abraham concerning his descendants and the land God would give him. This promise was not made to you or me. Dr. Jay Adams, a leading Christian counselor, said in his book, A Call to Discernment, “.spiritual discernment is the ability to distinguish God’s thoughts and ways from all others” (page 46). How do you do that? First, the more you know of what the Bible teaches the less likely you will be caught up in a “wind of doctrine” (Ephesians 4:14). People who work in banks are taught ho
