Corinth was an important city. Paul spent 18 months in Corinth and founded a church. He heard that there were issues after he left. Many battled over the importance their spiritual gifts. What are Spiritual gifts today? Do I have a Spiritual gift(s)? How do I know I have gifts? When we think about gifts - remember they come from the Holy Spirit - and it's grounded in that "Jesus is Lord - Jesus is God" - Exhaust God!
1 Corinthians 12:3b - 15 ESV
Spiritual Gifts
3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says, “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance (message) of wisdom (highest and mental excellence - Jesus is the Lord, is God) , and to another the utterance of knowledge (of scriptures,) according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith (everyone has faith? - special? miracle to move mts.) by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing (plural - each healing is a gift) by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles (powers), to another prophecy (predicting the future, words to kings, God's people, preaching), to another the ability to distinguish between spirits (demons, angels, human spirits, following your own spirit)), to another various kinds of tongues (congregation - gift of tongues), to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as He wills.
12 Unity! For just as the body is one and has, many members and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink (baptized) of one Spirit. 14 For the body does not consist of one member but of many.
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