The Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Isaiah 11:2-3 speaks of seven different spirits or gifts: “And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him-the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, There is no believer in Christ that does not have the gift of the Spirit. These are helpful applications to allow the Christian to see what their gifts are and therefore how they can best help the church. There are several biblical tools and surveys that believers can use to discover their own gifts of the Spirit. These gifts are always to exalt Christ, to witness of God’s power, to build up the Body, and to work to enlarge the Body of Christ by sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with the lost. These gifts are intended for the church to edify it, to strengthen it, to feed it, to exhort it, to encourage it and to have the Body of Christ empowered to do the work of Christ. These gifts of the Spirit are given not for the believer but for the Body of Christ. God has given all believers gifts some have several but everyone has these gifts. No believer can say that they have no gift of the Spirit from God. It is not like changing the old hymn from How Great Thou Art to How Great I Am. It is just that a gift that was not yours but given to your freely and it is given apart from any inherent capabilities that you have within you. It is like taking credit for a gift you receive on your birthday. If we exalt in our gifts, we are taking credit for something that we have not earned ourselves. They were not gifts that they have been developed by human capacities, therefore the believer has absolutely no right to brag on these gifts. In Acts chapter 8 and in 1 Corinthians chapters 12-14 we see external gifts of the Holy Spirit. What are these gifts of the Spirit? How can you know that you have particular gifts of the Spirit? Can others give us an indication of what our gift is? What does the believer do with these gifts in the church? Are some gifts more important than others? Are the gifts of healing still being accessed today by believers? Is the gift of miracles still existent in the church today?Įach and every believer has been given by the indwelling of the Spirit of God, gifts of the Spirit (Acts 2:38).
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