Tag: Spiritual gifts
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How to Know if you Have the Gift of Exhortation
Dictionary.com says this about the meaning of the word exhortation: “an utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations.” The word used in Greek for exhortation is paraklēsis. According to the Vines Expository Dictionary, it means something slightly different: “a calling to one’s side” (para, “beside,” and kaleo, “to call”), and so…
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What the Spiritual Gift of Giving Really Means
If you think that the spiritual gift of giving requires you have lots of money, you would be wrong. In fact, that is a misinterpretation of the “gift” of giving. Because then only wealthy Christians would have it, which would be ridiculous. Therefore, it is necessary to look at Paul’s…
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How to Tell if You Have the Gift of Teaching
How can you tell if you have the gift of teaching? Previously, we established that a teacher is not a gift and that the “gift of teaching” is a combination of several gifts that give one the ability to teach from Scripture. However, to keep things simple, I will refer to…
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What Makes a Spiritual Gift a “gift”?
Before we get too deep into our look at Spiritual Gifts we need to address the issue of what makes a spiritual gift a “gift” rather than a talent, calling, or position. How do we differentiate between them? First Corinthians 12:28 says, “And God has appointed these in the church:…
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How to Tell if You Have the Gift of Serving
As we learned previously, all gifts are for building up the church. The gift of prophecy is one of the best (according to Paul) for edifying the church. But another gift that is just as important are the gifts of ministry or serving. The word “ministry” comes from the Greek…
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What is the Gift of Prophecy?
The Apostle Paul once said, “Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy” (1 Corinthians 14:1, NKJV). Why did he stress the importance of the gift of prophecy? He answers in 1 Corinthians 14:3 when he says, “But he who prophesies speaks edification, exhortation, and comfort…
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A Look at Spiritual Gifts and Their Purpose
How are spiritual gifts supposed to work within the church body? How do I know what spiritual gifts I have? What does the Bible say about spiritual gifts? Since so many new Christians (and sometimes older ones) question whether they have any gifts at all, I think it is essential…
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