Watchout For WOLVES: Keys To Discerning Authentic Ministries & Evaluating Doctrinal Trends

purpose in the earth. The biggest weapon or tool that he uses to do this is deception.

As believers we have to understand that there are times when the devil uses people and teachings, which are not obviously wicked, to lure us into deception. If the ability to distinguish between good and evil were easy, then there would be no possibility of deception. Often that which is damaging comes to us in “sheep’s clothing.” Therefore it is critical that we arm ourselves with the discernment or a skill in judging the true from the counterfeit. And they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the unholy and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean . Ezekiel 44:23 Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD listened and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who meditate on His name. “They shall be Mine,” says the LORD of hosts, “On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.” Then you shall again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him . Malachi 3:16-18 There are se veral definitions of “discern” that help us with our understanding. The English word “to discern” means some of the following: 1. To perceive with the eyes or intellect; to detect. 2. To recognize or comprehend mentally. 3. To perceive or recognize as being different or distinct; to distinguish. The Word “Discernment”

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