Kategorier: Alle - abilities - development - responsibilities - spiritual

av Tim Lovegrove 17 år siden

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Spiritual Gifts

The concept of spiritual gifts poses challenges in definition and differentiation from natural or developed abilities. The New Testament (NT) provides various lists of gifts, but none are exhaustive or consistent, and often the gifts are not clearly defined.

Spiritual Gifts

Spiritual Gifts

Order

Eph. 4:12 leads into conclusion stuff
Specific gifts
Go back through passages: Rom, I Cor, Eph.
Put chart in notes
General stuff we learn from Rom. 12, I Cor. 12, Eph. 4, I Pet. 4

Conclusion Statements

Just because you have a gift doesn't mean you have to be allowed to use it (spiritual condition?)
How do you discern your gifts?
How in our church?????
Rom 12 implies people not using, etc
Gifts can be developed; not static

Intro statements

It's hard to define a spiritual gift
Hard&unneces to dist. between gifts & natural/developed abilities
Strengths in one area don't exclude responsibilities in others
NT seldom defines the gifts
You can use your gifts without knowing their names
No list claims to be exhaustive
NT gift lists are very different
NT doesn't list all gifts