DISCERNMENT

(See also Common Sense; Discretion; Insight; Perception; Understanding; Wisdom)

acquiring: w23.02 10-11; w99 11/15 25; w97 3/15 17-18; w95 9/1 19-21

Bible examples:

Abigail: w23.12 20

Jesus Christ: w15 2/15 12-14; w08 12/1 5

discussion: w97 3/15 12-22

distinguishing right from wrong: g04 10/22 28; w01 8/1 7-12

‘drawing up counsel in the heart’ (Pr 20:5): w05 11/15 12; g04 12/8 9-10; w97 11/1 32

godly discernment:

happiness from: w93 12/15 19

in business matters: w97 3/15 18-22

meaning of term: w23.12 20; it-2 182; w15 2/15 12-13; w97 3/15 12, 17, 19; w95 9/1 19; w86 11/1 23

of harmful situations: w20.09 29-30

parental use of: w86 11/1 23-24

relationship to knowledge: it-2 182

role in controlling anger: w97 3/15 13-14

silence as evidence of: w22.09 12; w09 5/15 4-5

training one’s powers of discernment (Heb 5:14): mwb21.09 5; lvs 230; lv 200-201

use in congregation: w14 6/15 30-31

use in field ministry: w15 2/15 14; km 11/98 5; km 3/90 4; w89 11/15 13; km 6/89 4; w87 2/1 14

householder’s disposition: km 7/91 4

objections: km 7/91 4

value: w00 1/15 26