Abundance of Spiritual Gifts
It is clear that God obviously gives an abundance of spiritual gifts to the body of Christ to do the work of the ministry. There is not a single Christian that God has not graced with at least one of these spiritual gifts, and most likely more than one. As a matter of fact some of these gifts have been bestowed upon unbelievers. (Any good gift in man is from God.) Sadly, there are those who do not know Christ who are more faithful in using gifts that God has given them than followers of Christ. Let that sink in.
It is time for Christians to walk in the gifts and callings that God has bestowed upon their life, and not operate in them just within the church walls.
We need to be the Book of Acts Church Outside the Walls-Released.
Take Note: The spiritual gifts listed are gifts from God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Spiritual gifting is not something you learn, it is something God bestows upon you by His grace. i.e. The gift of wisdom is not learning to be wise, it is wisdom that God bestows upon a person; gift of healing is not going to medical school, it is a supernatural gift; gift of prophet or prophecy is not something you can become through study, you either are given the gift by God or you do not have it The spiritual gifts are given by God to individuals when they are born again.
Gifts of God
Romans 12:3-8
3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. 4 For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, 6 Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; 7 if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; 8 or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Gifts of Christ
Ephesians 4:11-13
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors [shepherds] and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
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Gifts of the Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6 There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.
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Other Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:27-28
27 Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it. 28 And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. 29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of miracles, are they? 30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they? 31 But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way.
Take Note: Notice that apostles, prophets, teachers, miracles, healings, various kinds of tongues, are grouped together with the gifts of helps and administrations. Taking this verse in context how can anyone remove apostles, prophets, miracles, healings, various kinds of tongues, saying they no longer exist, and say teachers, helps, and administrations, still exist? Only by twisting scripture. Actually, they are not twisting scripture because they can give you no Bible verse to say these gifts no longer exist, they are deleting Scripture.
Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Regardless of what gifts or callings you may have it is critical to minister with the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Sadly, there has been much misuse, abuse of the spiritual gifts, resulting in a disdain for the spiritual gifts. One of the main reasons many Christians reject some of the spiritual gifts is because of the mishandling of the spiritual gifts-throwing out the baby with the bath water.
Have the Supernatural Gifts Ceased?
There are those who are called cessationists that believe the supernatural gifts of the spirit, specifically the gifts of the Holy Sprit found in 1 Corinthians 12, 13, 14, have ceased since 70AD, or the canonization of scripture. There is no scriptural basis for this belief system. We covered this topic in great detail at Spiritual Gifts Ceased.
Cessationists also believe Apostles and Prophets of the Five Fold callling/gifts have also ceased, in spite of Ephesians 4:11-13
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors [shepherds] and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
It is time for the body of Christ within the Walls of the Church,
and the Church Without Walls to unwrap the spiritual gifts.
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