The gifts were given to demonstrate first that Jesus was the Son of God. They were given to the apostles (baptism of the Spirit) on Pentecost to guide them into all the truth (John 16:13 context, the promise was to the apostles) and they were used by the apostles to prove that they were from God. Members received the gifts by the laying on of the apostles hands (Acts 8:15-19). The New Testament was not written yet and by leaving gifts with the brethren they had those who could teach the word (gift of knowledge, etc.) I have spoken with many in my life time who claim they have the gift of knowledge but do not even know the answer to basic scriptural questions. The gifts "in part" were until "that (not he) which is complete has come. Then that which is in part shall be done away." I Cor. 13:8-10. If the word of God is complete what can anyone add to it?
What's being added to Scripture when one uses the FAITH God gave them?
I don't get it?????
Why try to quench the Spirit who is TRYING (a 'faith' word) to USE you through one of the mentioned gifts in Romans 3 and 1 Cor. 12?
How does one want to NOT love? These 'gifts' from God won't be worth squat if we don't Love, which is His Love put into us and just gone going forth ACCEPTING (another 'faith' word) His will.in our life. Remember, we do have Christ's righteousness when we believe, which simply means we become right standing with God, because of our belief in God's grace given in the form of the 'power' of His Son's ressurection power
But, the reason that Scripture was written was not to end, do away with tongues used on unbelievers, prophesying used on believers
, no, no, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
If one wants to take that tact, fine, but, GET IT right...
Scripture, in its known form of empirical (written in whole, for complete experience understanding, or, 'metaphysical,' as my buddy, Bacon, would say) understanding, a.k.a. the bible, showed THEM 4th centuryers (and everyone after them), His REAL truth, on paper !
yes, yes, yes, how one can do away with THINKING they know RIGHT way to 'get' prophesying, which was USED WRONGLY undoubtably before the 4th Century A.D. when the Bible was complete, OT and NT done, for THAT 'perfect' doing made speculation and what was THOUGHT to be right way to.prophesy, speak in tongues, DONE AWAY WITH.
Because of the bible, there was no.more need to THINK one was calling on God by naively calling on demon spirits to be good to you like God would be, and, REALLY, LOL, (I'm being dead-serious when I say 'LOL.), they are doing immoral, etc. 'stuff' and excusing their chosen ways because they THINK/can get away with their OWN definition of what prophesying means, what tongues means/is for doing.
What 'in part' could be done away with is SPECULATION and FALSE USAGE of God's great 'gifts.'
Look.at cococrazy's post on Romans verses for good understanding of the gifts then READ please more Scripture, like 1 Cor. 14 for WHAT REAL USES GOD INTENDED TONGUES AND PROPHESY for, and, other so-called questionable gifts are USED to. They are ALL in there and all to be used for edification and unferstanding the believer and also, in lesser sense, as He wills, helping unbelievers wonder-fully 'see' (another 'faith' word) $ee the richness of Him who can be their salvation, like ours, too