Hi and God bless,
I meant to get back sooner on this. I wanted to share more with you regarding this great subject.
I wrote previously about noting the difference between "gifts" and "manifestations."
I am presently using the King James Version for this short expository.
In 1 Corinthians 12:1 it reads, "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
Paul, writing by revelation revealing God's Will for us says, God does not want us ignorant. The word "gifts" in the King James Version is in italics for a reason. It was added by the translators. The word "spiritual" in Greek is the word, pneumatikos, meaning "things of the spirit", or "spiritual things."

That is the subject...SPIRITUAL THINGS...............which includes "gifts" [verse 4]

"administrations" [verse 5]..........."operations" [verse 6].........and "manifestations" [verse 7].

The nine manifestations are listed in verses 8-10.

In this sharing I will give you a basic understanding of these manifestations.

Speaking In Tongues is a manifestation of the spirit whereby you speak forth an inspired language divinely given to you by God. The language and the subject matter originate with God. The Spirit [God] gives the utterance. [Acts 2]. You do the speaking by believing. It worships God and builds you up spiritually [1 Cor. 12]. It is used primarily in your private prayer life.

Interpretation of tongues.........when speaking in tongues is employed in group worship, then speaking in tongues should be accompanied with interpretation of tongues. The interpretation will bring forth a message from God, to the people present, that will edify, exhort, and comfort.

Prophecy.......has the same effect as .......speaking in tongues with interpretation of tongues ......in that the hearers again will be built up by exhortation and comfort.

Speaking in tongues with interpretation of tongues ......and prophecy........serve to be signs for the believers of various spiritual maturilty levels. [1 Cor. 14:22]

Word of Knowledge........God reveals information to you which you cannot know with your five senses.

Word of Wisdom.........God reveals the action you should take, now that you know what's going on.

Discerning of spirits...........God reveals to you the necessary information concerning the presence or non-presence of spirits, their identity, and whether or not you may cast them out.


Faith [Believing]............Once God gives you revelation by word of knowledge, word of wisdom and/or discerning of spirits, you have to BELIEVE to carry out that revelation as God has given it, so that Miracles and /or healings can come into manifestation

Miracles and Healings are manifestations that come into evidence [they are manifested in the senses realm] when a person believes to carry out the revelation they received from God.


Ladies and gentlemen.......if you understand this, your walk with God will just take on a new joy and your understanding of records of miracles and healings in the Bible will become clear.

God bless, you are God's best

Mark