1 Cor 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
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Speaking again of spiritual gifts there are three that are set apart in this chapter as we see above. They are not the only spiritual gifts but these ones are set apart because all others are useless unless these three are exercised. We certainly need faith to serve the Lord and the hope seen here is a hope realized when we […]
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1 Cor 12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
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The last verse in chapter twelve leads into the first verse of chapter 13. (1 Cor 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.) We are commanded to covet the best spiritual gifts and then we are given a picture of charity […] -
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1 Cor 13:1-8 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my […] -
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1 Cor 12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
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We are to covet, desire, seek after, the best spiritual gifts. The Bible usually speaks about coveting or covetousness in a bad light, we are not to covet, but here in a good light, what is the difference? Here we are to covet earnestly. The best way to explain this is to say I am to covet those spiritual gifts […] -
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1 Cor 12:25-31 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of […] -
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1 Cor 12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
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I do find that I am to covet, desire to know what spiritual gifts the Holy Spirit has trusted me with so I am able to use them in service for the Lord. What are the best gifts? The next chapter deals with that question but for today let us remain in chapter twelve. The best gifts will not be […] -
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1 Cor 12:25-31 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of […] -
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1 Cor 12:12-22 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
15 If the foot shall say, […] -
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1 Cor 12:7-11 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to […] -
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1 Cor 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
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But what can I do? That may be a question you have asked or heard someone else ask when talking about serving the Lord. Indeed, what can any of us do? This chapter along with Romans twelve and a few others show the believer in Christ that we all can do something in service for the Lord. We may be limited in talent, limited in […]