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Question: how do you know which one you have?
As you work alongside God . they kind of manifest . the main one is that thing you can do that no one else can .
Question: how do you know which one you have?
Question: how do you know which one you have?
Hi Angelic Rose,
Unfortunately, the list you originally posted from Wikipedia was obviously written by someone who was coming from a very naturalistic perspective, not really looking at the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Yes, the Holy Spirit gives us many gifts, some of which operate naturally. He also gives "gifts" to us individually, such as the experiences we might have in God.
However, when the Bible talks about spiritual gifts, it is talking about those supernatural empowerments that the Lord gives us to enable our service to others. Broadly speaking, there are three groups of gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 says there are different gifts, but the same Spirit; there are different administrations, but the same Lord; and there are different operations, but the same God. These three kinds of gifts are found in the following passages (though gifts are also mentioned outside of these passages):
Romans 12:6-8. These relate to the "operations" mentioned above, and have been called the "motivational gifts" - they are given by the Father to all Christians, and are the gifts that shape or motivate our life course.
They are:
Prophecy - more correctly "seeing" - the ability to see the supernatural reality behind things. The compelling motivation is to point people toward spiritual reality.
Serving - a motivation to service. For the server, the compelling motivation is to get the job done.
Teaching - the ability to present truth clearly. The compelling motivation is that people should know the truth.
Exhorting - the ability to lift and encourage people. The compelling motivation is to bring out the best in everyone.
Contributing or giving - the ability to handle finance and provide financial support. The compelling motivation is to meet the practical needs.
Leadership - the ability to inspire and equip others. The compelling motivation is to build others.
Mercy - the ability to show tenderness and compassion. The compelling motivation is to heal wounds.
(Note that even though some of these relate to what we would consider to be natural abilities, they are spiritual gifts and therefore bring a spiritual dimension to all these areas. Also, although there is some overlap with the Ascension Gift ministries -see below - they are not the same. A person might be motivationally a teacher, for instance, but not be an Ascension Gift Teacher.)
The second list is in 1 Corinthians 12:8-10, the manifestation gifts of the Spirit. These are what people normally mean when they speak of spiritual gifts. They are given by the Holy Spirit to those who have received the outpouring of the Spirit. They are not in any sense natural abilites, but totally supernatural.
They are:
The Word of Knowledge - a supernatural insight into the facts about a given situation. For instance, someone might be given a word of knowledge about the condition of someone's health.
The Word of Wisdom - a supernatural understanding of how to deal with a particualar situation.
Prophecy - a word from God to the person or people being addressed.
Healing - a supernatural ability to heal the sick.
Miracles - a supernatural ability to work miracles.
Faith - a supernatural level of faith that transcends anything man could reach by himself.
Discernment of Spirits - the supernatural ability to see or otherwise discern the presence of angels or demons.
Speaking in tongues - the supernatural ability to speak in languages (either earthly or heavenly) that have not been learned by the speaker.
Interpretation of tongues - the supernatural ability to translate a message given in tongues into the language spoken by the hearers.
The third group of gifts ("administrations" in the passage above) are found in Ephesians 4:11. They are also called Ascension Gift Ministries or 5-Fold Ministry Gifts. They are given by Jesus after His resurrection, and are only given to some of God's people - although everyone, even if not called as an Ascension Gift ministry, will find themselves drawn toward one or more of these areas.
They are:
Apostle - a pioneer and foundation layer sent by Christ to establish the church.
Prophet - one who brings the message of the Lord to the church.
Evangelist - one who leads the church in its task of reaching the lost.
Pastor - a shepherd, one who cares for either a local congregation or a group of congregations.
Teacher - one whose responsibility is to ensure that the church is well grounded in the Word of God.
Note that these five ministries are not spoken of as "having" these gifts, but as "being" gifts to the church.
It's a very big subject, and this was just a very quick precis, but I hope it serves to clarify it a bit.
blessings,
Lynn
God has created us with special gifts and talent that we should use for the Lord, and not the world. We will eventually come to know what we can do best and what we are not gifted to do. Some are good at singing others are not.
After you have been saved (repented and recieved Jesus as your Lord) you ask Him to baptize you in the Holy Spirit. Then the gifts can be released
There are 12 supernatural gifts of the Spirit, which he can use anyone at anytime if they are yielded to Him. In my opinion, it is not that 'we' have a certain gift, but it's the Spirit's gifts and we let them flow thru us as a vessel. He may use a person more often in one gift than another. Some may prophesy alot, whereas another may be used more often in the gift of healing.
Question: how do you know which one you have?
Paul tells us that we can actually seek specific gifts.
1 Corinthians 12:7 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
In the case of the motivational (Romans 12) gifts, these will be obvious in your life. For instance, the person with a gift of exhortation/encouragement will be the one who is always upbeat, seeing the best in people and drawing it out; someone with a gift of mercy will be tender and gentle - and people will sometimes see them as "wearing their heart on their sleeve."
In the case of the manifestation gifts (1 Corinthians 12), Paul tells us that we can actually seek specific gifts. Usually you will feel your heart drawn toward something, and as you begin to move in faith toward it, God will meet you and release that gift to you. For instance, you may feel drawn to pray for the sick. At first it is purely by faith, believing for God to touch and heal that person. But as you continue to move in faith, chances are God will meet you and release you in a gift of healing.
In the case of the ministry (Ephesians 4 - Ascension gift) gifts, you will begin to feel that God has called you in a particular direction, and that will be confirmed by others. In fact, others may even see it in you long before you see it in yourself. No-one should ever proclaim themselves to be an Ascension gift ministry unless others have confirmed it.
Dusty, you are very welcome to make use of anything I write.
blessings,
Lynn
Hi Angelic Rose,
Unfortunately, the list you originally posted from Wikipedia was obviously written by someone who was coming from a very naturalistic perspective, not really looking at the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Yes, the Holy Spirit gives us many gifts, some of which operate naturally. He also gives "gifts" to us individually, such as the experiences we might have in God.
However, when the Bible talks about spiritual gifts, it is talking about those supernatural empowerments that the Lord gives us to enable our service to others. Broadly speaking, there are three groups of gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 says there are different gifts, but the same Spirit; there are different administrations, but the same Lord; and there are different operations, but the same God. These three kinds of gifts are found in the following passages (though gifts are also mentioned outside of these passages):
Romans 12:6-8. These relate to the "operations" mentioned above, and have been called the "motivational gifts" - they are given by the Father to all Christians, and are the gifts that shape or motivate our life course.
They are:
Prophecy - more correctly "seeing" - the ability to see the supernatural reality behind things. The compelling motivation is to point people toward spiritual reality.
Serving - a motivation to service. For the server, the compelling motivation is to get the job done.
Teaching - the ability to present truth clearly. The compelling motivation is that people should know the truth.
Exhorting - the ability to lift and encourage people. The compelling motivation is to bring out the best in everyone.
Contributing or giving - the ability to handle finance and provide financial support. The compelling motivation is to meet the practical needs.
Leadership - the ability to inspire and equip others. The compelling motivation is to build others.
Mercy - the ability to show tenderness and compassion. The compelling motivation is to heal wounds.
(Note that even though some of these relate to what we would consider to be natural abilities, they are spiritual gifts and therefore bring a spiritual dimension to all these areas. Also, although there is some overlap with the Ascension Gift ministries -see below - they are not the same. A person might be motivationally a teacher, for instance, but not be an Ascension Gift Teacher.)
The second list is in 1 Corinthians 12:8-10, the manifestation gifts of the Spirit. These are what people normally mean when they speak of spiritual gifts. They are given by the Holy Spirit to those who have received the outpouring of the Spirit. They are not in any sense natural abilites, but totally supernatural.
They are:
The Word of Knowledge - a supernatural insight into the facts about a given situation. For instance, someone might be given a word of knowledge about the condition of someone's health.
The Word of Wisdom - a supernatural understanding of how to deal with a particualar situation.
Prophecy - a word from God to the person or people being addressed.
Healing - a supernatural ability to heal the sick.
Miracles - a supernatural ability to work miracles.
Faith - a supernatural level of faith that transcends anything man could reach by himself.
Discernment of Spirits - the supernatural ability to see or otherwise discern the presence of angels or demons.
Speaking in tongues - the supernatural ability to speak in languages (either earthly or heavenly) that have not been learned by the speaker.
Interpretation of tongues - the supernatural ability to translate a message given in tongues into the language spoken by the hearers.
The third group of gifts ("administrations" in the passage above) are found in Ephesians 4:11. They are also called Ascension Gift Ministries or 5-Fold Ministry Gifts. They are given by Jesus after His resurrection, and are only given to some of God's people - although everyone, even if not called as an Ascension Gift ministry, will find themselves drawn toward one or more of these areas.
They are:
Apostle - a pioneer and foundation layer sent by Christ to establish the church.
Prophet - one who brings the message of the Lord to the church.
Evangelist - one who leads the church in its task of reaching the lost.
Pastor - a shepherd, one who cares for either a local congregation or a group of congregations.
Teacher - one whose responsibility is to ensure that the church is well grounded in the Word of God.
Note that these five ministries are not spoken of as "having" these gifts, but as "being" gifts to the church.
It's a very big subject, and this was just a very quick precis, but I hope it serves to clarify it a bit.
blessings,
Lynn
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
I never have been blessed with being able to speak in tongues...
I have been slain in the Holy Spirit 5-6 times. My last time was last week on Thursday =)The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
I never have been blessed with being able to speak in tongues or been slain in the Spirit, but I am very much interested in the topic of how the Holy Spirit is revealed through us. I often think a "turn off" point to those learning about Christianity is this topic because of how its been portrayed in the media as something "crazy people" do. I truly believe that its something that has to be personally experienced to be understood. I did not understand until I experienced the Spirit entering in me, but while I may not speak in tongues or other more discussed gifts of the Spirit, I have found other ways the Spirit works in me.
I wanted to bring up the seven "gifts" of the Spirit--- I'm not sure if ALL Christian churches believe in these gifts, but I think it may be empowering to Sisters and Brothers to know this is the Holy Spirit working in you even if you don't speak in tongues, etc.
I liked how Wikipedia defined each of the gifts:
Perhaps believers would be willing to share how the Spirit has blessed them with a gift listed above.
I have been slain in the Holy Spirit 5-6 times. My last time was last week on Thursday =)
I do have the gift of speaking of tongues. I believe that God makes it available to everyone. All you gotta do is ask =)
I understand you don't agree. But I know what I went throughYour comments contradict Scripture. Be careful.
Amen! I stinkin' love you JG27!You need to be praying purely from the heart and not just saying from your mouth. I have been slain more than 20 x and every time I come out of it I am speaking an unknown language which is very fluent.
It is a 1 on 1 personal time in YOUR OWN ANGELIC language with GOD and HE is the only 1 that can understand it. Everybody has a personal dialect if ya will.... with GOD.
I understand you don't agree. But I know what I went through
Now, I'm unsubscribing myself from this thread. I don't need someone to tell me what I went through was false.
That's as nice as I can say :0)
Blessings to you!
Amen! I stinkin' love you JG27!