1 Corinthians 2:15
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15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.
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1 Thessalonians 5:21
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21 (A)Test all things; (B)hold fast what is good.
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Proverbs 28:5
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food belongs to those who are [a]of full age, that is, those who by reason of [b]use have their senses exercised (A)to discern both good and evil.
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- Hebrews 5:14 mature
- Hebrews 5:14 practice
1 John 4:1
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Love for God and One Another
4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but (A)test the spirits, whether they are of God; because (B)many false prophets have gone out into the world.
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1 Corinthians 14:37
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37 (A)If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.
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Galatians 6:1
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Bear and Share Burdens
6 Brethren, if a man is [a]overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of (A)gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
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- Galatians 6:1 caught
Philippians 1:10
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10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,
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Ephesians 4:13-14
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13 till we all come to the unity of the faith (A)and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to (B)a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be (C)children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of (D)deceitful plotting,
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1 Corinthians 3:1
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Sectarianism Is Carnal
3 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to (A)babes in Christ.
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Colossians 1:9
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Preeminence of Christ
9 (A)For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask (B)that you may be filled with (C)the knowledge of His will (D)in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
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Galatians 2:3-5
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3 Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. 4 And this occurred because of (A)false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our (B)liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, (C)that they might bring us into bondage), 5 to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that (D)the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 (A)Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to (B)light the hidden things of darkness and (C)reveal the [a]counsels of the hearts. (D)Then each one’s praise will come from God.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:5 motives
Acts 16:3
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3 Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he (A)took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek.
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Acts 15:1-5
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Conflict over Circumcision
15 And (A)certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, (B)“Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that (C)Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.
3 So, (D)being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, (E)describing the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren. 4 And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them. 5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”
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John 7:17
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17 (A)If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.
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Ecclesiastes 8:5
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5 He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful;
And a wise man’s heart [a]discerns both time and judgment,
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- Ecclesiastes 8:5 Lit. knows
Psalm 25:14
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14 (A)The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him,
And He will show them His covenant.
1 Kings 3:9-11
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9 (A)Therefore give to Your servant an [a]understanding heart (B)to judge Your people, that I may (C)discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
10 The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. 11 Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have (D)not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice,
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- 1 Kings 3:9 Lit. hearing
2 Samuel 14:17
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17 Your maidservant said, ‘The word of my lord the king will now be comforting; for (A)as the angel of God, so is my lord the king in (B)discerning good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.’ ”
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2 Samuel 12:16-23
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16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and (A)lay all night on the ground. 17 So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them. 18 Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. For they said, “Indeed, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not heed our voice. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He may do some harm!”
19 When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?”
And they said, “He is dead.”
20 So David arose from the ground, washed and (B)anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and (C)worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate. 21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”
22 And he said, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; (D)for I said, ‘Who can tell whether [a]the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ 23 But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go (E)to him, but (F)he shall not return to me.”
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- 2 Samuel 12:22 Heb. mss., Syr. God
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