Summary of Spiritual Gifts, Part 3 (TMF:876)

Monday, April 30, 2018
Peace to Live By: Summary of Spiritual Gifts, Part 3 (TMF:876) - Daniel Litton
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       I personally believe that while believers definitely receive one gift, that they can in fact receive more than one. Think of it like the Parable of the Talents in Matthew chapter 25. In that parable, Jesus said in verse 15: “To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability” (Matthew 25:15, ESV). If you go over to 1 Corinthians chapter 14, we can also see this fact in verse 1. Paul says, “Earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy” (1 Corinthians 14:1, ESV). Now, this statement is very interesting. It would appear by this statement that we can gain more gifts as we go along on our journey, or perhaps become more mature in Christ. I think that some of the gifts require a greater amount of faith, and I would suggest that the reason we don’t see things like prophecy, tongues, and healing in many churches could be because the faith simply isn’t there among the members. Something to definitely consider and pray about. Perhaps we should be saying to God, “Increase our faith” like the disciples said to Jesus.