which gift do you have.
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As far as I know there are seven gifts given to the “Church of the Body of Christ”
→“5 gift ministries” listed in Ephesians Eph 4:11. **
**(the 5 gift ministries listed in Ephesians 4:11 These are gifts of service on a horizontal level given to those who are fully committed to serving Gods people.)
→“holy spirit” “the gift” given at new birth… Act 2:38.
→“gifts of healing” because every healing is a gift, but it is still a manifestation thereof … 1Co 12:9.
But…. I am guessing that you were referring to the manifestation of the spirit which is erroneously called gifts…. because translators unintentionally (I presume) steered us that way by adding the word gifts in 12:1, as well as 13:2, 14:1 & 14:12 of 1 Corinthians. These should be deleted or crossed out in your Bible, as they are not in the original text and not well supplied in these verses.
The word spiritual in verse 12:1 and 14:1 is the word pneumatikos… meaning ….that which belongs to, is determined by, influenced by, or proceeds from the spirit” (spiritual matters). That does include the manifestation of the spirit, but is not limited to, as the following verses go on to elaborate…
Verses 12: 4-6 does speak about gifts … Then verse 7 starts with a contrasting conjunction “BUT”, which sets in contrast that which precedes it. It goes from gifts to the manifestation of the gift (of holy spirit).
The word manifestation in the Greek is phanerôsis meaning “to be visible,” “bring to light,” “or open to sight” “to show forth in the sense world”…. What is it that we are to bring to light?.... Verse 7 says the spirit. Verse 7 further goes on to say that it is given to every man (all inclusive) every person (who is born again of God) to profit withal.
The manifestation of the spirit are no more a gift than a text message is a phone …. You do have to have the phone to send the message just as you have to have the spirit to operate the manifestation thereof.
Sorry for the rant…..But you are correct by indicating that ….we all (born again believers) have the ability to operate any and all 9 of the manifestation of the spirit…. Which I absolutely do...
→“5 gift ministries” listed in Ephesians Eph 4:11. **
**(the 5 gift ministries listed in Ephesians 4:11 These are gifts of service on a horizontal level given to those who are fully committed to serving Gods people.)
→“holy spirit” “the gift” given at new birth… Act 2:38.
→“gifts of healing” because every healing is a gift, but it is still a manifestation thereof … 1Co 12:9.
But…. I am guessing that you were referring to the manifestation of the spirit which is erroneously called gifts…. because translators unintentionally (I presume) steered us that way by adding the word gifts in 12:1, as well as 13:2, 14:1 & 14:12 of 1 Corinthians. These should be deleted or crossed out in your Bible, as they are not in the original text and not well supplied in these verses.
The word spiritual in verse 12:1 and 14:1 is the word pneumatikos… meaning ….that which belongs to, is determined by, influenced by, or proceeds from the spirit” (spiritual matters). That does include the manifestation of the spirit, but is not limited to, as the following verses go on to elaborate…
Verses 12: 4-6 does speak about gifts … Then verse 7 starts with a contrasting conjunction “BUT”, which sets in contrast that which precedes it. It goes from gifts to the manifestation of the gift (of holy spirit).
The word manifestation in the Greek is phanerôsis meaning “to be visible,” “bring to light,” “or open to sight” “to show forth in the sense world”…. What is it that we are to bring to light?.... Verse 7 says the spirit. Verse 7 further goes on to say that it is given to every man (all inclusive) every person (who is born again of God) to profit withal.
The manifestation of the spirit are no more a gift than a text message is a phone …. You do have to have the phone to send the message just as you have to have the spirit to operate the manifestation thereof.
Sorry for the rant…..But you are correct by indicating that ….we all (born again believers) have the ability to operate any and all 9 of the manifestation of the spirit…. Which I absolutely do...
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The Gifts of the spirit are not present without the manifestation of holy spirit.
Cool the gift of healing, could you associate that to the gift of compassion, in the form of Jesus speaking through you to heal a person's mental well-being.
And then from good mental well-being comes physical healing.
Cool the gift of healing, could you associate that to the gift of compassion, in the form of Jesus speaking through you to heal a person's mental well-being.
And then from good mental well-being comes physical healing.