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NASB | 1 Corinthians 12:9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 12:9 to another [wonder-working] faith [is given] by the same [Holy] Spirit, and to another the [extraordinary] gifts of healings by the one Spirit; |
Subject: gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. |
Bible Note: Hi Steve, I agree with you that the Cornerstone, Jesus Christ, is set once, not to be re-set, as it were. And the foundation, the Apostles and Prophets, are established, upon which the church is being built. This is the Word of God, Christ Himself, and the Bible. But what do we do with Ephesians 4? Ephesians 4:11-13 (11) and He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers, (12) unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ, (13) till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ, Here, the "perfect", "perfecting" is specified: the perfecting of the saints. Til we measure up to Christ. I don't think that has happened yet, at least, it sure doesn't seem like it to me! There is the question of how we are look at these words, prophets, those who speak God's words, and apostles, sent ones. There are the 12 Apostles, but there are also other apostles. Barnabas was an apostle (Acts 14:4), and actually, "apostle" simply means "sent one", so all who where sent were apostles. There are other less specific verses that indicate there may have been others who were considered apostles. The seventy that Jesus sent out, in Luke 10, were apostles. Jesus "apesteilen", sent them, they were "apostelos", sent ones. They are considered "temporary" apostles, having been sent for a particular purpose. And of the Prophets, Saul prophesied among the prophets (1 Samuel 10), yet his prophecies were not recorded. And many times in Scripture, we read of prophets who prophesied, but their prophecies were not recorded. So are there more prophets than those given to provide the foundation for our faith? It would seem that not all prophecies were appointed for that purpose, since we do not have a record of them. But they were still prophecies from God, still needful, still useful, still building up. I would say that 1 Cor 12 speaks of the foundation, while Eph. 4 speaks of the construction. This is my understanding anyway. Love in Christ, Mark |