This book by Fr. Thomas Dubay explores biblical teaching about the gift of discernment, the capacity to determine whether one is being led by the Holy Spirit or by his or her own unredeemed inclinations and desires.
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This book by Fr. Thomas Dubay explores biblical teaching about the gift of discernment, the capacity to determine whether one is being led by the Holy Spirit or by his or her own unredeemed inclinations and desires.
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Father Thomas Dubay?s book discusses the ?mystical experience?. He points out that there is great danger when spiritual encounters such as elocutions, visions and physical involvement are attributed to the working of the Holy Spirit. The mentally aberrant, the prideful, and especially the holy, are all targets and just as easily fooled. Without guidelines for discernment such individuals can fall into false pride and get taken into terrible spiritual and social error. He offers samples from the writings of the great saints, who themselves were often fooled. Father Dubay stresses that nothing is more pleasing to the evil spirit than a prideful belief that we have been singled out for some special designation. Such a foolish belief will put an individual on a collision course with personal disaster.Humility and knowledge are the key. Recipients of mystical encounters can be sure that irrespective of where these encounters originate they forecast great difficulties coming for the recipient. Whether brought by mental aberration, true holiness, or simply a case of ?just business? on part of the evil spirit, the recipient must be aware that being convinced of having been singled out as a special recipient of heavenly encounters leads to an abysmal downfall both in this life, and the next. Determination of authenticity is greatly aided by the guidelines provided in this book. It is not a foolproof method, but will enlighten the reader as to which category their experiences fall. Bottom line here, if a great saint can be fooled so can any of us. In this readers opinion this book is a must read for clergy who are more and more often faced with a parishioner who claims to be undergoing what they perceive to be mystical encounters from God.
