Him sorry Abiding yea your right i didn't understand your question.
id like to know what the benefits are realized by those who practice them? Hmm that is an interesting question. I do not practice a gift persay. I am really not sure what I would be classified as I see myself simply as a believer and have a hard time accepting any church doctrine at face value. For the simple fact when you say your Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-day Adventist, Mormon, Jehova's witness, Church of Christ, and all the others etc. You are basically saying you agree with all their doctrine points and their beliefs.
When I first got saved was at a Carpentor's church non-denomational. After I accepted Christ into my heart. The Holy Spirit did not want me to return to that church. So according to the word of God the Holy Spirit bid me to become baptized. So I went all over Sydney Montana tryin to find a church to baptize me. None would. Not one single church would baptize me i called and went to all different churches for weeks. Then finally i went to a assembly of God the pastor told me that he was having a baptism on that weekend for other church members and that i could come on down and be baptized you bet.
Was huge for me my mom and her boyfriend drove all the way from the ranch 20+ miles to see me baptized. My mother had not stepped into a church for at least 6 years that I knew of. The pastor of that church was very careful with me as was the woman pastor at the carpentor's church who said the sinners prayer. Both told their congregation in my hearing to not influence me to try and persaude me in any way. And i took that to heart and have not let me faith nor hope be swayed but by the Holy Spirit, the scriptures, and that which I witness all around me.
The benefits I would have to say is simply knowing you are doing God's will.
Ive seen those who believe in the use of these gifts get from angry to show pity on
those who do not believe they are valid, and it interests me to know what value they
have that others without them wouldnt have?
Well some who think they have no gift, have gifts they just don't see them as gifts or do not fully acknowledge the power of God. Without a shadow of doubt I believe God can do anything. Anything at all. His power is beyong understanding I have seen, heard, tasted, felt, and experienced things in this reality that our simply a miracle. A woman giving birth, an animal giving birth, a plant sprouting. OMG i tell you for a fact these are the greatest miracles I have ever seen and they are common knowledge.
The benefit of one who thinks he has spiritual gifts is a way for him to rationalize himself to God. you have to be very careful with this because its not you. God works through you, around you, beside you. He encompasses everything that you could possibly concieve. Pride cometh before the fall. Incase you didn't know all those things you heard as a kid are true. Cleanliness is next to Godliness, a penny saved is a penny earned, the truth of the matter is Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of mankind.
