Summary of Spiritual Gifts, Part 2 (TMF:875)

Friday, April 27, 2018
Peace to Live By: Summary of Spiritual Gifts, Part 2 (TMF:875) - Daniel Litton
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       Now, let’s consider the gifts that Paul mentions here. They are: the utterance of wisdom, utterance of knowledge, faith, gifts of healing, working of miracles, prophecy, the ability to distinguish between spirits, various kinds of tongues, and the interpretation of tongues. And Paul said that the Spirit “apportions to each one individually as he wills.” It doesn’t necessarily state that there is only one gift given to each believer. 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).