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Taken from the Holy Bible - The new Confraternity of the Christian
Doctrine translation - Catholic Edition
Gifts Romans
12:6
Abilities given by the Spirit for
the purpose of ministry. Gifts are supernatural abilities, above and
beyond natural talent. In some cases, however, they may spring from a
spiritual empowerment of a person's natural abilities.
Romans 12:6-8
We have different gifts, according
to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in
proportion to his faith or in agreement with the faith.7If it is
serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach.8If it is
encouraging, let him encourage, if it is contributing to the needs of others,
let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it
is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
1 Corinthians
12:4-11
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties
of ministries, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of workings but the
same God, who works all things in all. Now :
- The manifestation of the Spirit
is given to everyone for profit.
- To one through the Spirit is given the
utterance of wisdom;
- To another the utterance of knowledge, according to
the same Spirit;
- To another faith, in the same Spirit;
- To another the
gift of healing, in the one Spirit;
- To another the working of miracles;
- To another prophecy;
- To another the distinguishing of Spirits;
- To
another various kinds of tongues;
- To another interpretation of tongues.
But
all these things are the work of one and the same Spirit, who allots to everyone
according as he will.
Why are
these called Spiritual Gifts?
Romans 12:3-8;
Eph.4:11
 | Spiritual gifts are known as
Spiritual gifts because they come from the Spirit of God. In his letters, Paul provided three lists of spiritual gifts
... which appear as examples. |
Romans 12:3-8
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But we have gifts differing according to the grace that has been
given us, such as prophecy to be used according to the proportion of
faith; or ministry, in ministering; or he who teaches, in teaching;
he who exhorts, in exhorting; he who gives, in simplicity; he who
presides, with carefulness; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. |
The Greatest of all Spiritual
Gifts
1 Corinthians
12:31
| "The Gift of Prophecy"
(1 Corinthians 14:1)
is greater because it does more than many other
gifts to build up the church. |
What Makes "The
gift of Prophecy" so
important
1 Corinthians
14:1
| Aim at charity, yet strive after the spiritual gifts, but especially that you
may prophesy. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God;
for no one understands, as he is speaking mysteries in his spirit. But he who
prophesies speaks to men for edification and encouragement, and consolation. He
who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the
church. Now I should like you all to speak in tongues, but still more to
prophesy; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues, unless
he can interpret so that the church may receive edification. |
"Speaking
in Tongues" requires
interpretation
1 Corinthians
14:13-19
| Let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. For if I pray in a
tongue, my spirit prays but my understanding is unfruitful. I will pray with the
spirit, but I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with the
spirit, but I will sing with the understanding also. I thank God that I speak
with all your tongues; yet in the church, I had rather speak five words with my
understanding, that I may also instruct others, than ten thousand words in a
tongue. |
Why do
we have the "Gift
of Tongues and Prophecy"
1 Corinthians
14:22-25
| Speaking
in tongues is intended as a sign, not to believers, but to unbelievers;
whereas prophecies, not to unbelievers, but to believers. Therefore, if the
whole church is assembled together and while all are speaking with tongues,
there should come in uninstructed persons or unbelievers, will they not say
that you are mad? Whereas if, while all are prophesying, there should come in
an unbeliever or uninstructed person, he is convicted by all, he is put on
trial by all; the secrets of his heart are made manifest, and so, falling on
his face, he will worship God, declaring that God is truly among you. |
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