Questions tagged [spiritual-gifts]
Questions about biblical texts relating to spiritual gifts
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What is the meaning or implication of the word "lot" in Acts 8:21?
In Acts chapter 8, we read about the persecution that hit the church following the martyrdom of Stephen. This scattered the church away from Jerusalem except for the apostles and, possibly, devout men ...
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Gift of showing mercy
I'm studying grace and I see various gifts of grace in the ministry as below.
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in ...
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If these are offices, why does the text say “He gave” and not “He appointed”?
Ephesians 4:11 (KJV)
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”
If Ephesians 4:11 refers to church offices rather than spiritual gifts, ...
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What are the 'Childish Things' of 1 Cor. 13? Is Prophecy one of them?
1 Cor. 13 (NABRE)
8 Love never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to
nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought
to nothing. 9 For we know partially and ...
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Is speaking in tongues a gift of the spirit, or a manifestation of the spirit?
I often hear the phrase “the gift of tongues,” or “the gift of speaking in tongues,” however, I'm not able to find those phrases in the bible. Are tongues, or speaking in tongues a gift, specifically ...
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Human languages or angelic speech? What are "glossai" (γλῶσσαι) tongues in 1 Cor. 14:18-19?
When Paul here states that he spoke in "tongues/languages" (γλῶσσαι/glṓssai) more than all of them (πάν��ων ὑμῶν μᾶλλον/pantōn hymōn mallon), it can be taken as referencing the reality that, ...
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What rises to the level of being a "a different spirit," per 2 Corinthians 11:4?
In 2 Corinthians 11, Paul speaks of his jealousy for the Corinthians church, given his early work to bring them to Christ, that they might subsequently be presented as "a pure virgin to Christ&...
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Charis and charisma
The word for grace is "charis" χάρις, which is the root word for gifts in 1 Cor 12:4 "charisma" χάρισμα. Question: if charis means grace, what does "ma" mean in the word ...
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Is Paul describing "the Body of Christ" (Church) as it should be today, or just as it should be in the First Century, 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27.?
In several of his letters, Paul described the Church as the Body of Christ where each disciple was a part, a member of it.
For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have ...
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Does scripture allow for "speaking in tongues" to be in non-human languages?
"Tongues" is a metonym for "language".
In 1 Corinthians 13:1 Paul says:
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels … (KJV)
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Is the grammatical tense for Isaiah 9:6 irrelevant when it comes to debating whether Isaiah 9:6 refers to Jesus Christ, The Messiah?
There is a debate about the grammatical tense used in Isaiah 9:6.
Some translations like the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translate Isaiah 9:6 in the past tense ( i.e “For a Child hath been born ...
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What was the purpose of laying hands on the seven in Acts 6:6
After an uproar concerning the feeding of the widows the Apostles chose seven men to take care of that ministry
KJV Acts 6 : 1
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Is there significance to the gifts being anarthrous in 1 Cor. 12:8-10?
While the gifts of the Spirit or should I say gifts of the Spirit, in 1 Cor. 12:8-10 are anarthrous in Greek, many are translated with the definite article the in this passage. The use of λόγος (word ...
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What were the prophecies made regarding Timothy?
1 Timothy 1:18 NASB
This command I entrust to you, Timothy, son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you might fight the good fight…
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Is there a contradiction between 1 Corinthians 12:29 and 1 Corinthians 14:31,39?
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? (1 Corinthians 12:29-30 ESV)
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