1 Corinthians 12To one there is given through the Spirit a message of

wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit,

to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to

another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still

another the interpretation of tongues

The

Understated

GiftBasicallyThe gift of

Discernment

Seeing and

understanding

the source

The Holy Spirit

The Human Spirit

Demonic Spirit

Jesus and Peter

Matthew 16:13-17

When Jesus came to the region of

Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,

"Who do people say the Son of Man is?“

They replied, "Some say John the Baptist;

others say Elijah; and still others,

Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

"But what about you?" he asked. "Who

do you say I am?" Simon Peter answered,

"You are the Christ, the Son of the living

God." Jesus replied, "Blessed are you,

Simon son of Jonah, for this was not

revealed to you by man, but by my Father

in heaven.

Matthew 16:21-23From that time on Jesus began to explain

to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the

hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. Peter took him aside and began to

rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you!"

Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-

block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."

The divine and demonic at the

same time

Our

Goal

The Image of Christ

He knew what was in people

There was nothing in him

John 2:24-25

But Jesus would not

entrust himself to them,

for he knew all men.

He did not need man's

testimony about man, for

he knew what was in a

man.

John 14:29-30

"And now I have told you

before it comes, that when it

does come to pass, you may

believe. I will no longer talk

much with you, for the ruler of

this world is coming, and he has

nothing in Me

The

Danger

of this

gift

Can depress us

Pushes us into ourselves

Leads to anger and judgement

The

Protective

fruit

The Force of Joy

The Force of

Patience

The Force of

Kindness