Petra Church International Ministries

Spiritual Summer: A Discerning Spirit Part IV

Episode Summary

As we strive to grow this summer we will continue learning what it means to exercise Spiritual discernment on understanding sound doctrine.

Episode Notes

Psalm 119:66 

Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands.

 

2 Tim 4:1-3

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

 

2 Peter 2:1

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

 

Defining Discernment 


 

Discerning False Doctrines 


 

Two Common False Doctrines 


 

3 Tests 

     The Test of Origin 

     The Test of Authority 

     The Test of Consistency 


 

Truths of the Gospel