WISDOM - KNOWLEDGE - DISCERNMENT

THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT TO EDIFY THE CHURCH. (FROM BENNY HINNS TEACHING)

1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-11 King James Bible
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

REVELATION

WORD OF WISDOM
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
DISCERNING OF SPIRITS

VOCAL

TONGUES
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
PROPHECY

POWER

FAITH
HEALINGS
MIRACLES

What is the Word of Wisdom?

1 Cor 12:31
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

The word of Wisdom is the application of Gods Word in a situation. But if you do not know GODS word you will not have this gift.

Matthew 4:3-7
3 And when the tempter (Satan) came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Notice JESUS used scripture to counter Satan. This was a Word of Wisdom in the situation. Another example.

MATTHEW 22:15-22
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

Think about this, the Holy Spirit gave to Jesus the knowledge when he needed it. Since they wanted to trap Jesus with his
words. But what happened it shut the enemy up instead. The Holy Spirit saved JESUS from the enemy by revealing a word of
Wisdom.

ACTS 23:6-10
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and
brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in
this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them,
commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

Here we see Paul used the scripture of the resurrection. The Word of Wisdom is the supernatural impartation of facts. Its being lead by the Holy Spirit, its knowing by the Holy Spirit when to use the Scripture concerning a situation.

This Gift comes by PRAYER.

EPHESIANS 1:17
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.

THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE

ACTS 5:1-6
1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the
land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived
this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

The holy Spirit revealed to Peter that Ananias lied. This was a supernatural Word of Knowledge. This Gift is Specific imfomation givin by the Holy spirit concerning a need or a problem.

ROMANS 8:16
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

This Gift works with the Witness of the Spirit.You might bedriving down the highway and you will know danger is ahead and you will go another way. Or you are in Prayer and you will know somebody is in trouble. Or a name will come to you out of nowhere and you will feel a burden, thats a Word of Knowledge. This could save your life or the life of someone else, we need this Gift.

HOSEA 12:10
10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes,(definate Impression or inner witness)by the ministry of the prophets.

At times when your reading the scriptures it will be like a quickening, thats the Word of Knowledge.

ACTS 1:15-26
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have beenfulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who wassurnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his
own place.
26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

PRAYER activates this gift. Or worship or being still.

THE DISCERNING OF SPIRITS

The Discerning of Spirits is the Supernatural ability givin by the Holy Spirit to detect or percieve the source of a spiritual
Manifestaion. Is it God, ist it the Devil or is it Man.

ACTS 10:30-35
30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a
man stood before me in bright clothing,
31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

In Acts 8 Peter discerned the Human Spirit in Simon in Action.

ACTS 8:18-23
18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

Paul in Acts 16 discerned an Evil Spirit in a Woman.

ACTS 16:16-19
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers.

In Acts 16, the Lady was speaking truth. Paul detected the Evil Spirit even in truth. Watch this, the truth is not sufficant proof
that GOD is in it. Because the Devil will use truth to decieve people. But he will keep one portion out. So you gotta see is the Holy Spirit in this. Thats why we need the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.