When spiritual gifts are active, it is another indication of the presence of God the Holy Spirit in the Church” ( Grudem, page 639). “Since the Holy Spirit is the one who shows or manifests God’s presence in the world, it is not surprising that Paul can call spiritual gifts ‘manifestations’ of the Holy Spirit (I Cor.
Thus our heavenly Father distributes the gifts of the Spirit among the members of His Body, so believers now glorify God through those gifts. Since Jesus is now at the right hand of God the Father, the Holy Spirit is the primary manifestation of the presence of God on the earth. Jesus is our perfect example He exemplified all the spiritual gifts through the words He spoke and the actions He carried out. To Manifest God’s Presence in the Body of Christ on Earth
speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ” (Ephesians 4:12–13, 15). The gifts of the Spirit were given “for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Ultimately, all of these gifts have been provided to equip us to glorify God. Only then can the Church fulfill her mission on earth.God has given us spiritual gifts for many purposes. Let’s revise the syllabuses of our Power Seminars, recognize the hidden gifts in each person and rally the silent majority of the Church to action. The gifts of the Spirit are neither nine nor nineteen nor ninety but numberless. The result is a "giftless" majority watching a "gifted" minority in awe and wonder. ✿ Our so-called scientific diagrams and definitions of the gifts of the Spirit have actually limited the Holy One of Israel. Let’s not be like the young boy who tried to empty the ocean by drawing water with a bucket! Can unlearned herdsmen and fishermen write the Scriptures without the operation of the gift of writing? (2 Pet 1:20,21). Artistic workmanship is another covetable gift (Ex 31:1-5 35:30-35). All must pray but not everybody can lament like Jeremiah or sorrow like Paul (Rom 9:1-3 10:1). Hospitality literally means the love of strangers. Though all believers are supposed to be hospitable, we know for sure there are some who are hospitable beyond our understanding! That’s a special gift, much needed today. Hospitality is another gift (1 Pet 4:9,10). Paul calls it a "gift from God" (1 Cor 7:7). ✿ There are several other gifts mentioned all over the Scriptures but we fail to recognize them so. Again if this is all what the Holy Spirit can bestow as His gifts, He is too poor! Perish the thought! "He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think!" (Eph 3:20).
They are Prophecy, Teaching, Counselling, Charity, Leadership, Kindness, Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith, Healing, Miracles, Discernment, Tongues, Interpretation, Helps, Administration, Apostleship, Evangelism and Pastorship. ✿ If we leave out the repetitions, the passages in the 4 chapters mentioned above give us nineteen gifts. There’s overlapping but they all blend beautifully as the colours of a rainbow. A diligent study of the gift lists in Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4 and 1 Peter 4 shows that the lists are only samples and the gifts mentioned are just examples. ✿ The phrase "Nine Gifts of the Spirit" is so frequently used in current teaching and writing that an average believer tends to think that there are only nine gifts of the Spirit and he is not gifted if he doesn’t have one of them! It is FALSE. ✿ More than ONE gift does NOT mean we are limited with ONLY 9 gifts. The word severally in 1 Cor 12:11 suggests that the followers of Christ have more than one gift. 4:4-6) who gives every man SEVERALLY as He will. 12:11 admonishes that Holy Spirit is ONLY ONE (Eph. Singapore Moses Messenger of God, CEO in IT industry, Astronaut, Scientist ✿ Answer is YES, We can have more than one gift as the gifts of the Spirit.ġ Cor.
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