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Category Archives: discernment
the hidden God
Psalm 10. To the wicked person, God is hidden. The wicked person acts like an atheist. He ignores God’s judgments and assumes his own immortality. He does what he can get away with. To the righteous person, this is an … Continue reading
spiritual mechanics
Luke 4:8-12. Some teach that getting what you want from God is a matter of spiritual mechanics. All you have to do is find some promise in the text of scripture, put your faith in it, and act out that … Continue reading
among the crowds
Psalm 1. Wicked persons trust in the strength of numbers. They are comfortable among the crowds, where sin is the norm, and people scoff at religion and piety. They are among the sheaves of wheat — thousand in the field … Continue reading
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Babylon will fall
Rev. 18. The great city of Babylon had been laid to waste for centuries when John received this vision. Yet the vision warns people to come out of her, because being in Babylon means taking part in her sins, and … Continue reading
a lie in my right hand
Isaiah 44:9-20. Those who make idols become useless like them (Psalm 135:15-18). God shuts their eyes and hearts so that they do not see that there is a lie in their right hand. An idol is something that you decide … Continue reading
test the spirits
1 John 4. Jesus predicted that false prophets would predominate in this age. John said that they had already arrived and set up shop during his time. He encourages skepticism, and commands his readers to test the spirits to see … Continue reading
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