1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Concerning Spiritual Gifts
12 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed, ” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord, ” except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.
5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.
6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
Context
- Why were ‘ignorance and idolatry’ such a threat to their spiritual health? (1 Corinthians 8:1-3, 4-7, 10:1, 7, Romans 1:13, 11:25, 1 Thessalonians 1:9)
Reflection
- How does the Holy Spirit always exalt the Lord Jesus Christ? (John 3:5-7, 6:35, Romans 8:14-17, 10:9, 10)
- Why does Paul open with unity in addressing their divisions? (Romans 12:3-5, Ephesians 4:1-6, 26, phil 2:1-4)
- What are the gifts of the Spirit? Is one superior to another? (Romans 1:11, 1 Corinthians 12:8-11, 28, Romans 12:6-8, Ephesians 4:11, 12)
Testimony Time
- What is your spiritual gift?
- How are you using your gifts to build others up and reach the lost? (Proverbs 27:17, Acts 1:8, 2 Timothy 2:2, Hebrews 2:3, 4, 10:24, 25)
