(1 Corinthians 12:4-6 NIV) This is such an important section of. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. The word equip in the original language means “to put something back to its original condition.” It is also a phrase that speaks of putting a bone back into place again. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. Another way to translate this verse is “to equip God’s people for work and His service.” God can take the same gift and put it in the lives of two people, and it might manifest itself a little bit differently as the Holy Spirit works through human personality.Įphesians tells us that God has given us these gifts “for the equipping of the saints, for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ” (4:12, NKJV). The gifts of the Spirit are simply God empowering faithful Christians to do what He has called us to do. It is a powerful testimony when someone can come into an assembly of believers and see that we have set aside our differences and there is unity. 12 The human body has many parts, but the. He alone decides which gift each person should have. That in itself is a witness to a divided world. 11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. If you do not own a Bible or have need of one, please take that one as our gift to you. One of the wonderful things about a healthy church is its diversity. AugPreacher: Kevin Godin Series: Growing in Grace. He talks about how God will distribute the gifts of the Spirit as He chooses to do so. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. Later in this chapter, he talks about what we have as individuals that is unique. All gifts are significant, and all come from the same Spirit. It is interesting that in the early part of, Paul talks about what have in common and how we should allow nothing to disrupt the unity of the church. The Bible describes several spiritual gifts and the ways Jesus followers should use them.
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