And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. “ Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. Paul explains this further at the end of the chapter: The verses above indicate that the spiritual gifts are not primarily meant for the individual good, but for the church as a whole. For example, in 1 Corinthians 7:7, Paul also mentions being married or single as gifts from God. All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as He wills.” For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. In 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, he addresses the same subject: Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith if service, in our serving the one who teaches, in his teaching the one who exhorts, in his exhortation the one who contributes, in generosity the one who leads, with zeal the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.” (Romans 12:4-8) “As in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Not every individual believer receives the same gifts. Various gifts within the churchīesides the gift of eternal life that all believers receive, there are gifts that differ. So, every child of God has received this gift. As 1 Peter 1:18-19 has it: “ You were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot”. Therefore, we can receive eternal life for free. He earned salvation by shedding His blood for sinful humans. The free gift of eternal life is available for all people who believe in Jesus (Romans 5:15, John 3:16). The first part of this verse applies to all humans: “ Sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned” (Romans 5:12). Romans 6:23 says: “ The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”. Let’s see what the apostles Paul and Peter write about these gifts. The Bible speaks about gifts that God gives to His children, especially by the Holy Spirit.
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