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Spiritual Gifts

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Introduction

  • Miracles – Works of a supernatural origin, such as could ot be produced by natural means.

  • I Corinthians 2:8-10 – Nine spiritual gifts are named

    • Word of wisdom

    • Word of knowledge

    • Faith

    • Healing

    • Miracles

    • Prophecy

    • Discerning of spirits

    • Diverse kinds of tongues

    • Interpretation of tongues

      Neither Christ nor the Holy Spirit empowers man with these gifts today.
      • It’s not a question of power, but of will.
      • Christ has the power to work miracles today.
      • He has power to will not to work miracles today.
      • He, in His power, has willed not to work miracles today.
      • He has revealed this in the New Testament.
        • Hebrews 8:13
          • Who had spiritual gifts?

          • Jesus had complete power, being deity.

          • The apostles had greater power than any other men.

            • I Corinthians 16:13

            • They could reveal divine truth, work miracles, and confer gifts to others. These others could not confer the gifts.

            • Those to whom the apostles conferred gifts.

              • They could use the gifts but could not pass them on to others.

              • Cornelius

                • Acts 10

                • Could speak in tongues.

                • The seventy

                  • They could preach the “kingdom of God.”

                  • Could heal the sick.

                    The purpose of spiritual gifts
                    • Jesus: to prove He was the Son of God.
                    • Apostles: to reveal and confirm the word they preached.
                    • Those to whom apostles gave gifts: to edify the saved and convince the lost.
                    • Cornelius: to convince Jews that God accepts Gentiles.
                    • The seventy: to prove they were speaking for Christ.
                    • Spiritual gifts no longer have a purpose today because the gospel has the power of salvation. See Acts 20:28. Preachers can prove their message is from God by the scripture. The word is sufficient to edify the saved, save the lost, and prove that Gentiles can be saved.
                      • The duration of spiritual gifts.
                      • I Corinthians 12-14 – instructions regarding spiritual gifts
                      • When the last person who had received spiritual gifts died, spiritual gifts were no more.
                      • I Corinthians 13:10
                      • II Timothy 3:16-17
                      • When revelation was completed, spiritual gifts ceased.
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