I believe Paul answers this question for us in the way he describes the spiritual gifts and what they accomplish for the church. Paul says in 12:7 “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” A spiritual gift is a manifestation, a bringing to light, a disc...
Why this is important: 2 Timothy 1 offers a wealth of practical wisdom for the Christian life, all empowered by … Continue reading→ What is the “Utterance of knowledge”? December 9, 2024 Let us explore one of the spiritual gifts mentioned by the apostle Paul in his first letter to th...
But instead of being thankful, Jerusalem “trusted in your beauty” and then became promiscuous with just about anyone she could find, taking God’s gifts and making idols, even sacrificing her children. This passage reminds me of King Uzziah, who “was marvelously helped, till he was strong...
This richness extended also to his literary gifts and skills: his sage advice, limpid argument and lyrical poetry. Equally at home in debating the doctrinal controversies of his age as in responding to the needs of ordinary people, he achieved both with rare pastoral sensitivity and spiritual ...
Comforting dying patients as they pass into eternity We have all thought about what it will be like the moment we experience death. Maybe we have been with a dying loved one and have watched their experience of passing to an eternal place. ...
Christmas is approaching fast and stores are filled with decorations and gifts for all ages. Christmas trees, real and fake, dazzle us with lights and baubles. Let’s face it; it gives us all a feeling of excitement that Christmas is just around the corner. ...
"I am convinced that one of the greatest things we can do is tomemorize Scripture." Billy Graham Evangelist, BillyGraham.org "I knowof no other single practice in the Christian life more rewarding,practically speaking, than memorizing Scripture...No other singleexercise pays greater spiritual div...
although I cannot by my intellect comprehend it. For in Thy spiritual things I am dull, as Thy Only-begotten says, Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be barn anew. The Spirit breathes where it will, and thou hearest the voice of it; but dost not know whence it comes or wh...
of Christ. The Spirit of God lives in the members of the Church (cf. Rom. 8:9, 11, 23, 26; II Tim. 1:14; I Pet. 4:14) and guides them (cf. Rom. 8:14). The Holy Spirit is the single source of all the spiritual gifts which are bestowed upon the membersof the Church (...
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV) Spiritual gifts are given to every believer by the Holy Spirit. We receive these gifts through the grace of God. Spiritual gifts are sp...