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NASB | 1 Thessalonians 5:20 do not despise prophetic utterances. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Thessalonians 5:20 Do not scorn or reject gifts of prophecy or prophecies [spoken revelations--words of instruction or exhortation or warning]. |
Subject: The Lord told me to tell you..." ? |
Bible Note: No arguments with your deductions, Pastor Glenn. Clearly, love is the summum bonum. However, we have to be careful not to divide things up into boxes where they don't belong. The fruit of the Spirit is one "thing" not nine "things." Paul is describing one thing (i.e., fruit of the Spirit) not nine separate "stand-alone" attributes. In other words, you can't just have love and say that you are manifesting 10 percent of the fruit of the Spirit. Still and all, I agree with your inference: If the sheep are manifesting the fruit of the Spirit, who cares about gifts? The gifts will take care of themselves. In Him, Doc |