Yes indeed, discernment is very important. I know a Prophet who got a prophetic word that even if a word is technically true but the source is off, then the word is off. Just like when Satan quoted the Bible to Jesus, source matters. And Satan can and does make some pretty darn convincing forgeries if you aren't tuned into God and discerning the spirit of someone/something. When God turned Moses' staff into a snake, Pharaoh's magicians were able to do the same. And sometimes healings can even be faked by Satan removing his spiritual oppression from someone.
Also of note, God always does things with purpose, which is something a lot of churches have gotten off by failing to recognize. Some of the things that go on in some Pentecostal churches look like foolishness because they are. That said, there certainly can be good ones too. Though I was too much of a newbie to the subject to appreciate it at the time, my university seemed to be pretty sound that way though they had other issues. An example of them having things right was when a student spontaneously prophesied over the student body early in the school year, the pastor followed it up by taking a moment to recognize the validity of it but also suggested that such things would not be expected to take over the functioning of the school chapel meeting. I didn't appreciate this fully until one day a possessed person showed up at my church service and kept interrupting others' meaningful sharing until she was called out for it. It was apparent that something was off because as it says in 1 Corinthians 14:31-33,
"[31] For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted; [32] and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets; [33] for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints."
this is why
Matt 10:16-20 so important along with Luke 21:14-15
Be wise as a serpent, which truth of that can only come from God, the Father of Son, who Son only listened to every morning in prayer, getting his instructions daily for the day at hand.
Then Luke, settle it in self, by son on the cross you are reconciled, Forgiven in that shed blood of his, over animals, that God was never satisfied in.
Settle that in self in thanksgiving and praise and trust God tom teach you what too say, whenever, wherever, however to whomever, as
God always knows best I assuredly do not.
I knew of a person years back, who went to Pentecostal Church and saw all the speaking in tongues and the people saying hey you got the spirit and are saved. This person one day made up their own tongues and spoke what he made up. The elders, priest and others got excited and said he had got the Spirit and is now saved
He walked away, knowing it was a lie as they did not kn ow it and revealed thier true selves in the flesh nature, not born new as claimed
This is happening in all denominations, preferring tens, twenty, 100 hundred dollar bills in the offering plate
Ten Dollar, twenty dollar and more, whatever the denomination. As God even if were alive, and is alive, just not here on earth in Son as risen for now
Therefore if were, God would not be in any earth Church, claimed to be God's Hebrews 8
There is so much confusion, in this world, people talking out of two sides of their mouth
Hey, I am forgiven by God on that cross of Son.
Then I asked one where are you going? they said to Church to get forgiven. I replied I thought you just said you are forgiven by God
I am comes the reply,. I say then why are you seeking more forgiveness? Because I sinned again and I got to quit, so I need more forgiveness that what is done on that cross for me.
So you do not believe God in Son then. Reply, was oh yes I Do, I said in as said in John 1:29?
Well there do you sin, he said to me? I said not right now, yet I beleive as fast as any sin is past it stays forgiven by God for us, in Son to us.
Unfortunately people think they need more reconciliation, forgiveness. Son's did not take it all away, everything but unbelief.
The sin of deat is unbelief and one tryin g to do it themselves in under Law, the same as the first chosen tried and failed
Such a conundrum. God saw we can't, so god did it put place for us by Son to us, it is finished, John 19:30 fro new .life to get given us in the risen Son for us