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THESE THREE ... Now Faith, Hope, Love abide these three As Paul wrote, then very next strokes by pen were....... ...Pursue love, yet desire spiritual, but especially you may prophesy ... Please note the term "gifts" as in some translations, well it is not so, in the original scrolls. When we read the Bible we need to take the 'whole' not just a spot of favored verses removed from the whole. There again we are back Gifts, Ministries and Effects. Varieties of Gifts There has been the Pentecostal movement. There has been the worldwide charismatic movement. There has been so much emphasis on gifts based on text that does not exist. A decent Bible publication, take a look at chapter twelve of Corinthians. Each time you see the term gifts in italics just come to terms with the naked truth it does not exist in the original text. So many through the year shave asked, why was it there in the first place? Answer- To suit ourselves as it makes it easier to explain things away. Our services of worship can be so regimented. Just may be there is the aspect of one with a ministry of tongues than just only a gift? Or another with a ministry of prophecy? Or a working of miracles? That shakes the foundation of so much ritual. Gifts do not come as mentioned in this text from book learning nor Theological degree. It come through the Spirit of God. And He the Spirit of God has worked among Gods people for more than 2000 years since Jesus the Messiah was raised from the grave. Varieties of Ministries Should you be able look at the text from the Bible I Corinthians 12:1-7. These are often misunderstood text. Some of the translations within "English" to put it simply do not help. Verse one, "spiritual brethren...". there is absolutely nil mention from the original text in Greek about gifts. If we are to embrace that truth, it throws the whole setting of these Chapters Twelve Thirteen and Fourteen into a very challenging perspective. Not excluding the infamous love Chapter 13 for which so many render completely out of context. For within all three of these chapters you see ministry from various manner. To reach those within the local gatherings to the lost and heathen world. Theological seminary alone does not produce Ministries. The term is associated more closely with the work of the Lord. The Lord is a living being whom works with us. We need to cast aide the mind set that we are reaching into the sky to minister. An illiterate person under the direction of the Lord can reach out and be used of God just as much qualification as an individual with whole string of degrees. There is a place for Education. Yet there is a place to let God be God! Varieties of Effects In these past one twenty years in there has been little mention of this term. .... there are varieties of effects, but the same GOD who works all things in all.. ....to each one given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.. . No two people have the same hair count on the head, or the same DNA. One can NOT place God in a box for a neat package for our own religious services subject to prejudice of cultural and race. God is not white, yellow, black or any color. GOD is God and He works through us as He wills. How often in my travels, folk would say that is out of order I would reply just by whose standards? One can NOT put God in a box. The healing ministry for example so many ways to get folks to the manifestation of the power of God. There are the working of miracles, prophecy and various kinds of tongues. Goodness just may be it is time we ALL stop take a long hard look out ourselves. Are we letting God move and have His way among us? Copyright 1977 - Rev M W Durrance B.Missions, B.Ed, M.Theology © 2001 Ekklesia Missions © 2004 Ekklesia Foundation |
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