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'General discernment' (is there anywhere in the Bible that actually uses that term?) is just a lesser manifestation of spiritual discernment. It is ALL spiritual discernment.
Ricky,
The word understanding found in the book's of Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew means general dicernment.
A good hint is when wisdom and understanding are used together in a verse in the above mentioned books.
Prov 8.14 is a perfect example here, the word understanding in tha tverse measn to naturally discern.
We should really not say general discernment and use a better term...Natural discernment is that which is built from wisdom of God'w word and is tlaked about in Heb 5. The gifts of discerning of Spirits is supernatural and allows you to see and hear into the spiritual realm and you do not "feel or sense anything in your natural mind, as you do with natural discernment.
It is not the gift of spiritual discernment, it is the gift of discerning of spirits and there is only 1 gift the other is natural discernment that comes from the wisdom of God's word being applied in your life.