Does a supposed spiritual gift glorify Jesus? Does it promote the true Jesus or a false one? Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed : Here, Paul lays down a broad principle for discerning matters regarding spiritual gifts – judge things by how they relate to Jesus Christ. It is easy for us to take our materialistic or superstitious views into our understanding of spiritual gifts.ĭ. Our past teaching and experiences have perhaps built a poor understanding of the Holy Spirit and His gifts. He did not want them to be ignorant, but because they were Gentiles, they came to the issue of spiritual gifts as ignorant. You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols : Paul wanted the Corinthian Christians to remember that their past of pagan idolatry did not prepare them for an accurate understanding of spiritual gifts. Sadly, many Christians are ignorant on these exact points.Ĭ. Don’t be ignorant about the Second Coming of Jesus and the eternal state (1 Thessalonians 4:13).Don’t be ignorant of spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1).Don’t be ignorant of God’s plan for Israel (Romans 11:25).Paul, in his letters, names three things he does not want Christians to be ignorant of: Perhaps we are ignorant of things regarding spiritual gifts, and we should not be. I do not want you to be ignorant : The Corinthian Christians are given a reminder that is good for us, also. Clarke defines spiritual gifts as “ Gracious endowments, leading to miraculous results… these all came by the extraordinary influences of the Holy Spirit.”ī. But adding gifts is justified by the context.
Literally, Paul now addresses spirituals, after discussing all the areas of Corinthian carnality. Now concerning spiritual gifts : The word “ gifts ” is added by the translators. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.Ī. Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. (1-3) Introduction to the topic of spiritual gifts. The Holy Spirit is the source of the gifts. 1 Corinthians 12 – Diversity and Unity in Spiritual Gifts A.
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