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1 | What are the "greater gifts?" | 1 Cor 12:31 | Mommapbs | 76001 | ||
We are told to "desire the greater gifts." What are they? | ||||||
2 | What are the "greater gifts?" | 1 Cor 12:31 | Searcher56 | 76011 | ||
Scripture ... Rom 12:6-8; Eph 4:11; 1 Cor 12:7-10, 28-31 ... Mommapbs, I think this has been discussed before. The gift lists are not inclusive. But we are looking at 1 Corinthians 12:28-31 Verse 28 say "And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues." So I take the greatest gift as apostles and the least gift as various kinds of tongues, or all four (gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues). ... The same order appears in verses 29-30, expect helps and administrations do not appear ... interpretation is added Verses 8-10 has a similiar list word of wisdom, word of knowledge, 9 faith, gifts of healing, 10 effecting of miracles, prophecy, distinguishing of spirits, various kinds of tongues, interpretation of tongues. However, all gifts are needed, no gift is possessed by everyone and no one has them all. We cannot look down on those with the hand or ear gifts. Also, the Spirit decides who gets which gift. Searcher |
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3 | What are the "greater gifts?" | 1 Cor 12:31 | Mommapbs | 76027 | ||
Thanks Searcher, but what does it mean to desire the "greater gifts?" I suspect the answer is found in Chapter 13. What do you think? mommapbs |
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4 | What are the "greater gifts?" | 1 Cor 12:31 | gracefull | 76036 | ||
Hi mommapbs, I don't see in chapter 13 where Paul states that love is a gift, but more the engine that drives the train. Since God is love, and the gifts are simply the Holy Spirit who works by love, without love the gifts not only WON'T work, they CAN'T work because they are manifestations of God Himself through yielded human vessels. God bless |
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