Relating to special abilities given by good for the edification of the church and described in the NT. examples include you tues, prophecy, preaching, teaching, and service.
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What is the difference, if any, between the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives vs. the apostles lives?
I think all Christian denominations will agree as fundamental doctrine that the Holy Spirit was sent to us (the invisible church) after Christ's death on the cross (John 14:16). However, it seems like ...
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What was the first Spiritual Gifts Inventory book published or who was the first to use the method?
Today there is a plethora of books using questionnaires or similar tools in order to identify what spiritual gifts a person might have. I am wondering who was the first using this methodology and/or ...
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Are some spiritual gifts more important than others? [closed]
1Co 12:28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
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What is the Biblical basis that individual gifts can be revoked by God?
Some in the modern healing movements claim 'continued authority' for themselves and their ministry based upon the belief that God 'never' recalls a gift he has given to a person (such as wisdom, ...
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How was the gift of the word of knowledge defined by the pioneers of the pentecostal healing revival
I will ask a series of questions concerning individual spiritual gifts (pneumatika/charismata), or manifestations of the Spirit in 1 Cor 12.
This second one is also about the gift of the word (logos) ...
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What was the definition of the spiritual gift of the word of Knowledge in early pentecostalism?
I will ask a series of questions concerning individual spiritual gifts (pneumatika/charismata), or manifestations of the Spirit in 1 Cor 12.
The first questions are about the gift of the word (logos) ...
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How could I locate a reference, for say, the passage that talks about Spiritual Gifts? [closed]
I'm trying to find a few verses about spiritual gifts. I belie that its in one of Paul's epistles. I believe it says
Some are called to be preachers, some prophets, some counselors...
Can ...
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Is man's ability to reason properly a gift by the Holy Spirit?
Is there any Christian denomination that views man's ability to reason properly as a gift by the Holy Spirit?
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Are the gifts of the Holy Spirit still active today?
In first Corinthians and other places, there is a lot of talk about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. For example:
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one ...
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What is the Biblical view of “the spiritual gift of leadership”?
Romans 12 is said to describe "spiritual gifts". (See this post, for instance.) Such gifts are often regarded as being granted supernaturally to specific Christians, who are then specially able to ...
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What is the discerning of spirits in 1 Cor. 12:10?
What is the discerning of spirits in 1 Cor. 12:10? It seems that it is a bit different from the trying of spirits in 1 John 4:1 as there John gives a particular method as to how to try them and find ...
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What guidelines should be followed using spiritual gifts?
What guidelines should be followed if using spiritual gifts in a church setting today?
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What scriptures support the use of spiritual gifts in today's church? [closed]
What scriptures support the use of spiritual gifts in today's church?
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Spiritual gifts tests
What do you think, based on the Scriptures, about spiritual gifts tests that try to determine what your gifts are? To me, they seem mostly bogus. One of my main reasons for this is a lot of the ...
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What are the Spiritual Gifts?
People often talk about spiritual gifts, like tongues and prophecy. What spiritual gifts are mentioned in the Bible? Please provide references.
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Spiritual Gifts, how can we understand/ master them?
So I am of the understanding that Spiritual gifts, as mentioned in the book of Acts, persist today. As I understand in my reading from 1st Corinthians, we are all given different spiritual gifts.
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Do Christians Regard Speaking in Tongues as Necessary?
I have heard that some Christians consider it the only sure sign of having received the Holy Spirit, which would seem quite important.
If not generally, which groups hold to this belief, and in what ...
