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Spiritual gift - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gifts of the Holy Spirit redirects here; not to be confused with the Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit Spiritual gifts (or charismata), according to some Christian denominations, are gifts that are b...
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; Book on the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit ... As the gifts given by the Holy Spirit are known, so can the Holy Spirit be known, as the giver can indeed be known through the gifts he gives. And whoever knows the giver, can also know the gifts the giver fittingly bestows, to make the gifts known.
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Dealing with any aspect of the Holy Spirit and his gifts in the church is risky business. I have found this to be the case on numerous occasions and the experience is not unique to me.
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These gifts were experienced in two ways: the baptism of the Spirit (case of the apostles, Acts 1: 8, they appear to have had all the gifts), and the "laying on of the apostle's hands" (Acts 8: 17-19, Rom. 1: 11). The gifts of the Spirit are seen in I Corinthians 12: 8-10 and they are nine in number.
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In I Corinthians 12:7-11, the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit are listed. Their purpose is specific - to "profit" the body of the church. ... These nine gifts are specifically available to every believer as the Holy Spirit distributes them (I Corinthians 12:11). ... Gifts of the Holy Spirit I Corinthians 12:7-11 Manifestation...
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It is precisely for this reason that the Holy Spirit gives "gifts." The Scripture passages which name the gifts are Romans 12:4-8, 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, and Ephesians 4:7-13. From these verses we learn certain basic truths about spiritual gifts.
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Recall our opening list of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, taken from chapter 12 of this epistle to the Corinthians. Here the apostle Paul is opening this same epistle by assuring them that they will lack no spiritual gifts all the way “to the end”!
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