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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: Am I ignorant |
Bible Note: Greetings Doc! Sorry that I could not respond earlier my friend! I have been busy and when I received the e-mail notice, the forum was down. Rather than enter into a lengthy debate, allow me to simply say this. I have read this thread and the arguments made concerning the supposed cessation of Spiritual gifts. Scripture certainly does say that they WILL end, but it does not say that they HAVE ended. My position is that the gifts of the Spirit are just as valid today as they have ever been, in fact, they may be more needed today than they were in the first century. The 'leap of faith' was in reference to stepping out in faith and obeying what the Spirit is telling someone to do, not to trusting something other than Scripture. In my view, the argument that the gifts have ceased is a worst case example of eisgesis and arguments from silence. An entire doctrine is built upon something that Scripture never once says. So, we will probably never agree on yet another issue. ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |