SPIRITUALLY GIFTED MEN AND THEIR GIFTS FIRST CORINTHIANS TWELVE In first Corinthians twelve, thirteen and fourteen Paul taught the Christians at Corinth about spiritual gifts. There must be unity in the church even though people are very different in the gifts they have received. The gifts that Pau... [ Continue Reading ]
_MANY MEMBERS WITH DIFFERENT GIFTS 1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-11:_ Sadly the brethren at Corinth were divided over "men." Paul wanted it understood that God had given different spiritual gifts to different men. These three Chapter s (1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; 1 Corinthians 14:1-40) deali... [ Continue Reading ]
_MANY MEMBERS IN ONE BODY 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-14:_ The one body is the one church of Christ. (Ephesians 1:22-23; Ephesians 4:4) Paul used the human body to help us better understand the church. The church is the body of Christ. There is to be unity in the body concerning the use of spiritual gifts.... [ Continue Reading ]
_MANY DIVERSE MEMBERS UNITED 1 CORINTHIANS 12:15-26:_ There is nothing more diverse and nothing more united than the body. The imaginary conversations between the various parts of the body make this point clearly. A body is not really a body, unless there is more than one part working together. In t... [ Continue Reading ]
_MEMBERS THAT LOVE ONE ANOTHER 1 CORINTHIANS 12:27-31:_ In the close of this chapter we will see the application Paul made concerning the spiritual gifts given in the one body. The church is composed of many different members but they all make up one united body. Each member of the body must have a... [ Continue Reading ]