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Definitions of the Gifts (manifestations) of the Spirit
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1 Corinthians 12: 4-11
:4 There are diversities of gifts, but
the same Spirit.
:5 There are differences of ministries,
but the same Lord.
:6 And there are diversities of activities,
but it is the same God who
works all in all.
:7 But the
manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the
profit of all:
:8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to
another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,
:9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by
the same Spirit,
:10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another
discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to
another the interpretation of tongues.
:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to
each one individually as He wills.
3 ‘Revelation’ Gifts / manifestations – these REVEAL something
A) The Word of Wisdom
A Divine revelation concerning
certain facts in the mind of God that relate to His plans and purposes;
dealing specifically with the future.
B) The Word of Knowledge
‘Supernatural Revelation by the
Holy Spirit concerning facts in the mind of God – facts relating to
people, places or things in the past or present, that we need to know,
but which we couldn’t know other than by Divine Revelation’
C) The Discerning of Spirits
A Divine revelation of one’s
senses (hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, touching) into the spirit
world.
3 ‘Power’ Gifts / manifestations – These DO something
A) The Gift of Special Faith / The Manifestation of Faith
A Divinely granted ability to
receive a miracle.
B) The Gifts of Healings
A Divinely granted ability to
bring healing to the human body.
C) The Working of Miracles
A Divinely granted ability to
work a miracle.
3 ‘Utterance’ Gifts / manifestations – These SAY something
A) Prophecy
A Divinely inspired utterance in
a tongue known to the person speaking
B) Divers kinds of Tongues
A Divinely inspired utterance by
the Holy Spirit in languages / tongues never learned by the speaker,
nor understood by the speaker (& mostly not by the hearer
either)
C) Interpretation of Tongues
A Divinely inspired utterance in
a known tongue which shows forth that which was spoken in an unknown
tongue.
-the interpretation, given by God, of what was said in tongues
-the interpretation, given by God, of what was said in tongues
Are they Gifts or Manifestations?
We often refer to these as 'The Gifts of the Spirit'
Paul’s first use of the word ‘gifts’ in this passage, is actually in verse 4.
Notice however that in the next couple of verses he also talks about, ‘ministries’, ‘activities’ and ‘the manifestation of the Spirit’.
‘Ministries’ or
‘administrations’ (KJV) are mentioned in reference to
the Lord – Jesus (verse 5)
‘Activities’ or ‘operations’ (KJV) are mentioned in reference to God – The Father (verse 6)
‘Activities’ or ‘operations’ (KJV) are mentioned in reference to God – The Father (verse 6)
In reference to the Spirit, Paul uses ‘gifts’ (verse 4) and ‘manifestation’ (verse 7)
The word translated ‘gifts’ is ‘charisma’ meaning:
a (divine) gratuity, i.e.
deliverance (from danger or passion);
(specially), a (spiritual) endowment, i.e. (subjectively) religious
qualification, or (objectively) miraculous faculty:--(free) gift.
The Word translated ‘manifestation’ is ‘phanerosis’ meaning:
exhibition, i.e. (figuratively)
expression, (by extension) a
bestowment:--manifestation.
Complied by Owen Walton www.exceedingfaith.org
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