Thematic Bible: Discerning
Thematic Bible
Discerning » Discerning the times
"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches become tender and it produces leaves, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see all these things, you'll know that the Son of Man is near, right at the door. I tell all of you with certainty, this generation won't disappear until these things happen.
"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches become tender and it produces leaves, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see these things taking place, you will know that the Son of Man is near, right at the door. I tell all of you with certainty, this generation will not disappear until all these things take place.
Then Jesus told the crowds, "When you see a cloud coming in from the west, you immediately say, "There's going to be a storm,' and that's what happens. When you see a south wind blowing, you say, "It's going to be hot,' and so it is. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, yet you don't know how to interpret the present time?"
Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees. As soon as they produce leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. In the same way, when you see these things taking place, you will know that the kingdom of God is near. read more.
I tell all of you with certainty, this generation won't disappear until all these things take place.
I tell all of you with certainty, this generation won't disappear until all these things take place.
Discerning » Who discerns
I advise doing what the king says, especially regarding an oath to God. Don't be in a hurry to leave him, and don't persist in evil, for he does whatever he pleases. Since a king's command is powerful, who is able to challenge him, asking, "What are you doing?" read more.
Whoever obeys his commands will not experience harm, and the wise in heart will discern both the appropriate time and response.
Whoever obeys his commands will not experience harm, and the wise in heart will discern both the appropriate time and response.
Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other. The LORD listened and took note, and a scroll of remembrance was written in his presence about those who fear the LORD and honor His name. "They'll be mine," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "in the day when I prepare my treasured possession. I'll spare them, just as a man spares his own son who serves him. When you return, you will see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, and between the one who serves God and the one who does not."
But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.
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Discerning » What is spiritually discerned
A person who isn't spiritual doesn't accept the things of God's Spirit, for they are nonsense to him. He can't understand them because they are spiritually evaluated.
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Discerning » What is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow, as it judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart.
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