There is much to be said here that will challenge our thinking when it
comes to the work of the Holy Spirit and his “grace gifts” to believers in
Jesus. In particular when talking to the issues of “Miracles, Tongues, and
Healing”, as we are this week, we need to remember that we’re talking about
the spiritual gifts of the same, and not these areas in a more general
sense. That said, it would be important for us to back up and understand
the context of both Luke’s account of the first century church, recorded in
the book of Acts, as well as the context of Paul’s writing of 1
Corinthians- the two New Testament books where most of the material
surrounding these topics is addressed.