About this episode

Michael Rowntree explores the gift of discernment of spirits as described in the Bible, examining various scholarly interpretations.

Most teaching on this gift goes one direction: detect the demon, cast it out, move on. But what if that's only a fraction of what Paul actually meant? In 1 Corinthians 12:10, Paul lists the gift of discernment of spirits and says nothing else. The silence has fueled real debate, and in this episode Michael Rowntree walks through the three most serious scholarly positions and tells you where he lands. Michael examines the Source Testing View (held by Wayne Grudem and D.A. Carson), the ...

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Host: Michael Rowntree

Topics covered

• discernment of spirits
• spiritual gifts
• Christian theology
• scholarly debate
• Paul's teachings

Keywords

• discernment
• spirits
• spiritual gifts
• 1 Corinthians
• Paul
• Wayne Grudem
• D.A. Carson

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Books & works: 1 Corinthians 12:10

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