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1 | Asking for gifts of the Spirit? | 1 Corinthians | MrsBinGA | 49465 | ||
Hello Justme! Forgive me for jumping in for iydubb. It’s true there are no verses which tell us to “ask” for the “spiritual” (the word “gifts” in I Cor. 14:1 is not in the original Greek text). But you may be interested to learn we are requested/commanded to desire and covet them. 1 Cor.14:1 says: "Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy." (KJV) The Greek verb here for "desire" is "zeloo". According to Vine's Expository Dictionary it means "to have a zeal for, to be zealous towards, whether in a good or evil sense." The same Greek word is translated 1) "covet earnestly" in I Cor. 12:31: "But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way;" 2) "covet" in 1 Cor 14:39: "Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues."(KJV) In all these verses the verb under discussion is in the “imperative mood”, that is, the mood of command or entreaty. It expresses the appeal of one person’s will (in these instances, God’s) to another person’s will (man’s). This same imperative mood is found in the verbs of Mt. 5:44 “love your enemies”; Mt. 6:6 the phrases “enter into your closet” and “pray to your Father”; Mt. 11:28 “Come unto Me”; Jn 6:20 “be not afraid”; I Thess. 5:16: “Rejoice evermore”. God has requested/commanded us to love our enemies, enter into our closets and pray, come to Jesus, rejoice always, not be afraid, ANDarnestly desire/covet the spiritual, the best gifts, and to prophesy. But whether or not we CHOOSE to do any of these is totally up to us. Also, in one of your other posts of May 25, you stated that the gifts of tongues was the least of the gifts. How do you justify that statement? Even if it is the least of the gifts, how ungrateful a child I would be to refuse it on that basis. I truly don't understand why God's kids don't want all - great or least - He has for them. |
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2 | Asking for gifts of the Spirit? | 1 Corinthians | Aristarchus | 49603 | ||
Quote from MrsBinGA,"Also, in one of your other posts of May 25, you stated that the gifts of tongues was the least of the gifts. How do you justify that statement? Even if it is the least of the gifts, how ungrateful a child I would be to refuse it on that basis. I truly don't understand why God's kids don't want all - great or least - He has for them." Just to add to that a little.... Does it matter if it is the least? A quick comparison from the physical realm - A one dollar bill is less than a one thousand dollar bill, right? It is less but it is much easier to come by, and i am sure every American and probably a quite a few people that aren't from the U.S. can dig up at least a couple one dollar bills. I bet there are not as many that can produce a 1,000 dollar bill though. This is my view on why tongues are the most common "gift" available to believers. In everything in life the least of something is most accessible. |
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3 | Asking for gifts of the Spirit? | 1 Corinthians | Reformer Joe | 49608 | ||
According to 1 Corinthians 7:7 and 1 Corinthians 12:28-30, tongues were NOT available to all believers. Why is this so hard to put together? When someone reads John 3:16, it is very clear what God did and what happens to all who believe in Jesus Christ. Why, when 1 Corinthians 12:28-30 is brought up, suddenly does the very obvious statement of Paul become so ignored/difficult? --Joe! |
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4 | Asking for gifts of the Spirit? | 1 Corinthians | Aristarchus | 49618 | ||
The point I was making had absolutely nothing to do with whether or not ALL believers should, could, or would speak in tongues. I was simply pointing out, that tongues being the least gift, it would be logical to believe that it would also be the most common. | ||||||