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1 | gift of healing same as prayer of faith | 1 Cor 12:9 | DAW | 159292 | ||
Included in the list of Gifts of the Spirit in 1 Cor 12 is the "gifts of healing"which is in the context of when the Body meets.Is this different from the prayer of faith as mentioned in James 5:15 and different again from Jesus promise of healing in Mk 16:18?When for example we read of Philip healing many people in Samaria (Acts 8)is this the Gift of Healing operating or is it the prayer of faith in Jesus Name? | ||||||
2 | gift of healing same as prayer of faith | 1 Cor 12:9 | Makarios | 159293 | ||
Greetings DAW, Evidently Peter (Acts 9:40) and Paul (Acts 20:12) had the gift of healing. But I believe that 2 Cor. 12:12 identifies this "gift of healing" as being a 'temporary' gift belonging to Christ and the apostles only. Christ used the gift of healing (Matthew 8:16,17), and so did the apostles (Matt. 10:1), the seventy (Luke 10:1), and a few associates of the apostles, such as Philip (Acts 8:5-7). But the Bible does not mention anyone other than that select group as having this unique gift, nor does it state that Christ and the apostles used this gift at every occasion in which someone was sick (see Phil. 2:27, 2 Tim. 4:20). However, I do believe that God continues to hear and answer the prayers of His children (James 5:13-16). Blessings to you, Makarios [Loosely taken from the commentary of the MacArthur Study Bible, pg. 1747, 1997 Word Publishing.] |
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3 | gift of healing same as prayer of faith | 1 Cor 12:9 | DAW | 159385 | ||
Surely the fact that Paul refers to the gifts of healing to the Corinthian church suggests that this gift was available to the church and not just the apostles. | ||||||
4 | gift of healing same as prayer of faith | 1 Cor 12:9 | BradK | 159393 | ||
Hi DAW, The "charismatic gifts" were in operation during the Acts period. As Makarios said, there aren't any Biblical examples of others having those gifts- outside the Apostles. However, as I understand 1 Cor. 12 and 13, because Paul is providing correction to the misuse of the gifts, it appears that there may have been others using them. In my understanding of it, the "gifts" were to provoke the nation of Israel to belief in their Messiah. Now, with the rejection of Israel- the Gospel going to the Gentiles- and the completion of the Canon of scripture, the gifts are not (normative) in operation. Paul says in 1 Cor. 13:13, "But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love." I hope this helps, BradK |
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5 | gift of healing same as prayer of faith | 1 Cor 12:9 | mark d seyler | 159399 | ||
Hi Brad, These threads haven't woven our strands together for a long time, I realize as I post this to you! Blessings to you, brother! As I was reading this I thought of a verse, 1 Cor 12:7 "But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good." I did a little research on this, the phrase "for the common good" comes from "pros to sumpheron", or "towards bearing together". I think this is saying that these gifts are given so that we can help each other, meeting each others needs. I know I still have needs! :-) I agree with your analysis of these chapters that since Paul was giving instruction on the operation of the gifts to the church-at-large, that they were apparently being used by the church-at-large. I think that Romans 12 establishes the same thing. I appreciate your ending with "the greatest of these is love." As Paul is talking about who has what gift, he says "but I will show you a more excellent way." We can be overly concerned with the spiritual gifts, and "do I have such and such gift, and I think the study of them has its place, since they are in the Bible, but I believe that if we simply love others, and devote ourselves to serving others, as this kind of love requires, that God will empower us to do anything that He leads us to do, whether we have the natural ability or not. Love in Christ, Mark |
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