Part 6 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series You may be wondering why I am spending so much time in this series on clarifying the nature of spiritual gifts. I am doing so because I believe that a correct understanding will lead us…

Part 5 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post in this series I sought to define spiritual gifts as they are explained in 1 Corinthians 12-14. I suggested the following definition: Spiritual gifts are momentary empowerments provided by the Spirit…

Part 4 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post I asked the question: What are spiritual gifts? I explained that Paul does not define the phrase “spiritual gifts” in his writings. In fact, the phrase “spiritual gift” (charisma pneumatikon) does…

Part 3 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series So far in this series on Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ, I’ve explained that the Holy Spirit is like a bodybuilder who seeks to build up the body of Christ. The Spirit does…

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