A blog post I wrote in 2018. People often tell me, “I don’t know what my spiritual gifts are. Should I do a spiritual gifts test?” I have no objection to spiritual gifts tests, but I don’t think that they … Continue reading
A. Introduction These are perhaps the gifts that contemporary Christians are most familiar with. This makes it all the more necessary to pay attention to the broader context of Scripture and the situation in Corinth in particular. 1 Corinthians is … Continue reading
A. Introduction These three gifts are often bracketed together as “gifts of power.” While there may be a certain legitimacy in this approach, Paul does not seem to be attempting a systematic or exhaustive listing of spiritual gifts. Any focus … Continue reading
A. Introduction This study will have 2 foci. The first is to establish the conditions under which spiritual gifts are exercised. This will be seen to be the “fullness of the Spirit.” The second is to begin to examine the … Continue reading
A. Introduction This is not an exhaustive study. We have chosen to focus on Paul’s treatment in 1 Corinthians 12 – 14 as it is the fullest, and most controversial, passage in Scripture. I will NOT be attempting to demonstrate … Continue reading