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NASB | 1 Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 12:1 Now about the spiritual gifts [the special endowments given by the Holy Spirit], brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. |
Subject: gifts of Spirit in Heaven |
Bible Note: Hi again Doc: Sorry about whatever misunderstandings I may have had about this Forum. I have taken the time to go back to your first note to me, (Because it is all about seeking the truth.) Maby this will make my position a little more clear, please understand that these beliefs are soly my own, this is MY opinion on what the scripture says, and the way I interpret them. How are we to minister to those in the world, if we cannot use any of the gifts of the spirit? As Jesus is our example, he used those gifts? Or are we to assume, Jesus was the Christ, and therefore Diety, and being part of the Godhead, was not an example to us at all, on the grounds that he was God Incarnate, thus it was His Holy Spirit. So he could not be an example to us, on how to perform in the gifts of the spirit. Although it could be argued, that Jesus was in all aspects, a man (human) with all the weaknesses, and frailties as we are. On those grounds, plus the fact, he had the Holy Spirit Come down upon him like a dove,during Baptism, can we assume he was also baptised in the Holy Spirit? The same way we receive. John 1:29 The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:30 "This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.' John 1:31 "I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water." John 1:32 John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. John 1:33 "I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' John 1:34 "I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God." As another example there is Paul, he ministered to the people, using the Gifts of the Spirit He was fully Man, a Jew of Jews, of the tribe of Benjimen, a persicuter of the faith, but we see that God, used him in a mighty way. God not being a respector of persons, filled him with HIS Holy Spirit. Acts 19:11 God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, Acts 19:12 so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out. |