Part 10 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series According to biblical teaching on spiritual gifts, each and every Christian should expect to be gifted by the Spirit for ministry. This should be true every time the church gathers together. But, as I mentioned…

Part 9 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series So far we have seen that if we want to receive spiritual gifts, we should focus, not on the gifts or on our experiences, but on loving others and building up the body of Christ.…

Part 8 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series Desiring Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 14 provides practical instruction on the use of spiritual gifts. Even though a substantial portion of the chapter deals with the specific problem of inappropriate tongue-speaking among the Corinthians, much…

Part 7 of series: Spiritual Gifts in the Body of Christ Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series After beginning his correction of Corinthian abuses by outlining the nature of spiritual gifts, Paul proceeds to an extensive discussion of the church as the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:12-27). Because I have written…

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