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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: gift of healing same as prayer of faith |
Bible Note: 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 |