discernment is not limited to "christians". I think the title is misleading as it creates the illusion that the gift of discernment is indicative of 'christ ianity'
is "christian discernment" different than any other type of discernment for you:?:
i just posted cause i felt like responding. i was reminded of a particular time in my life
is that a problem:?:
how are you perceiving my tone:?: i just want to be CLEAR in my communications
M.E.
Well, that's why I asked so I wouldn't assume what your intent was.
I responded to your post from a Christian viewpoint. Yes, I thought I detected a bit of a defensive tone in your reply to me in that you were steadfastly separating your beliefs from mine.
However, surely, by now, you and I both know where each of us stand in our respective spiritual beliefs. So, I thought your tone was defensive.
But, if my "discernment" was off kilter there, I do apologize.
Also, you say you think the title is "misleading. "However, I wasn't intimating that discernment is
restricted to Christianity, but the thread is specifying what it is
within and
to Christianity.
So, how could it be "misleading" when it is posted in a forum set aside for the "
Study" of
Christianity? Everything I post here pertains to Christianity and its tenets/teachings and "discernment" is one of them.
Denotatively,
DISCERN means:
–verb (used with object)
1. to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
2. to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different; discriminate: He is incapable of discerning right from wrong.
–verb (used without object)
3. to distinguish or discriminate.
http://dictionary.reference.com/dic?q=denotative&search=search
But, again, this thread is speaking to spiritual discernment in Christianity. So, I just don't see how the topic nor my intent can be seen as "misleading."