Prophecy And Discerning Of Spirits
“and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits …” (1 Cor. 12:10). Out of nine gifts there are four couplets: gifts which are peculiarly and distinctively related to each other. These are “word of wisdom and word of knowledge,” “gifts of healings and miracles,” “prophecy and discerning of spirits,” and “tongues and interpretation […]
“And To Another …”
“… gifts of healing in the one Spirit, and to another workings of miracles …” (1 Cor. 12:9b-10a). “Gifts of healing” and “working of miracles” are the fourth and fifth of the spiritual gifts which Paul identifies. One must bear in mind that each of the nine gifts were “miraculous” — none could have possessed […]
“To Another Faith, In The Same Spirit”
The above statement found in 1 Corinthians 12:9a lists the third of nine gifts. This statement leads some to think that faith cannot be secured without the disposition of the Spirit and therefore salvation (which comes about through faith) cannot be attained apart from the “irresistible work of the Holy Spirit.” While part of the […]
“To One Is Given …”
“For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit …” (1 Cor. 12:8-9a). There were nine distinct gifts of the Spirit imparted by the apostles, two of which are introduced above: the word of wisdom and the word of knowledge. […]
“Now Ye Are The Body Of Christ …”
“… and severally members thereof. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues …” (1 Cor. 12:27-28). Paul has now reached the climax of his synopsis of the role of spiritual gifts. He has shown that 1) […]
“For In One Spirit …”
“… were we all baptized into one body, whether Jew or Greek, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit” (1 Cor. 12:13). In this paragraph (which began with vs. 12) the first three verses each begin with the word “for.” Verse 12: “For as the body is one, and […]
“For As The Body Is One …” #2
“… and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ” (1 Corinthians 12:12). Many are the figures the Holy Spirit used to describe the Church in its relationship to Christ: a flock (Acts 20:28); a bride (Eph. 5:34); an army, (2 Cor. 10:4f); a […]
“For As The Body Is One …” #1
“… and hath many members, and all the members of the body being many, are one body; so also is Christ. For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit” (1 Cor. 12:12f). Since this verse […]
Tongues And Their Interpretation
“To another divers kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues …” (1 Cor. 12:10b). This is the fourth of four couplets in this list of spiritual gifts. It is number eight and nine and while there may be no significance in the order in which they appear, we shall, from the apostle’s […]
“When That Which Is Perfect …”
“… is come, that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man I have put away childish things” (1 Cor. 13:10f) No little discussion has transpired regarding “that […]