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BASIC TRAINING

Bob Neumann

Dear WPA,

A while back we were talking about “discernment” and all basically agreed that we can not teach others “HOW TO DISCERN”. In itself that is true. But in the last few days i have come to realize there are things that have appeared in posts that are picked up that could set off “RED FLAGS” in us. IF we know what to look for.

Now this is subjective. It is limited by two, possibly three things. First is our Knowledge of SCRIPTURE. The more we have read in Scripture, the more we may remember when we read a “word” that claims GOD SAID….if it goes against scripture you should have a “flag” come up. The more you understand the IMAGES and PATTERNS within both the OLD and NEW TESTAMENTS, the more clearly you will see them when used. Finally the more you travel through the LOGOS, you may “hear” more RHEMA.

Second is your personal knowledge of PRESENT DAY REALITIES as they come into line with BIBLE PROPHECY. Again, the more you know what Daniel, Joel, Amos, etc actually wrote, the more you will recognize as it, if it…lines up with scripture.

Third is maybe the hardest…and less likely to help anyone early in their GROWTH and USE of DISCERNMENT. When people try to communicate they have to use the “words” they know. People from different countries will say things differently from what we are used to. I have met few people, in person and on the internet, who were raised in foreign countries and different cultures. And few have had “words” for me or shared “dreams and visions” with me so i know my limitations. On the other hand…most “amerikans” assume everyone is like us.

Now if you come across a “word” or a “DREAM” or “VISION”. And something just sounds weird….study it. Once you study it, it might make more sense. Rarely does a person use a “term” alien to them to describe what they saw. Most people, even when trying to describe something they have never imagined, will say it the best way that they can. So what sounded “weird” at first makes sense as you understand someone is describing the indescribable.

When people share “images” you seldom see them using images from other cultures. I have never had anyone tell me they saw JESUS in a vision with “gossamer wings”….. “flapping”. Several times people have told me they saw and heard “jesus” “casting a spell”… making “magical gestures”. That was obviously WRONG.

Likewise i do not expect to see HINDU IMAGERY or NORSE MYTHOLOGY.

Now this is just a small piece of a much larger whole.

I hope it helps some of you

olddog

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