1 Corinthians 12:9

to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit;

'faith' -the faith that results in salvation comes by hearing the word of God. (Romans 10:17)

It appears to me that this was. faith which was associated with miracle-working. (1 Corinthians 13:2; Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21) McGuiggan offers an interesting comment:

'all faith is faith. There was nothing miraculous about the faith of those who walked around Jericho's walls. It was plain old trust that existed on the basis of God's promise. And when they trusted, God condescended to honor his word and work. miracle. Read Hebrews 11:1 and see this truth illustrated. Faith, ordinary mustard-seed type faith or ordinary faith in. greater measure is one moment associated with. miracle and the next with hiding. baby in an ark of bulrushes. What is "miraculous" faith? What's it made of? How does it come? Is it simply. man believing that God will honor his promise and enable him to work miracles? Why, if that's what we mean, then it's just plain old-fashioned faith. Why don't we say so?' (p. 166)

'gifts of healings' -'power to cure diseases.' (TCNT) 'Distinguished from ordinary medical skill.' (F.F. Bruce p. 119) 'Gifts of healings seem to suggest (both in the plural) that some people had the gift to heal one disease and not another.' (McGuiggan p. 170)

Points to Note:

Due to the various religious groups that claim such gifts today. We need to remind ourselves that the "healings" recorded in the NT (the result of this gift) had specific qualities: (1) Faith was not always required of the person being healed. (Acts 3:5) (2) The healing was immediate (1 Corinthians 3:7). (3) No rehabilitation was required. (1 Corinthians 3:7-8) (4) The tough cases were healed, and not overlooked or weeded out. (Acts 4:22; Acts 9:33; Acts 28:8; Acts 14:8)