GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT


 

NOTE: Gifts should…1) Glorify Jesus 2) Edify Church 3) Be ministered in love 4) Be ministered in humility

 

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:

 

  1. John 3:34 “For God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.”(Jesus)

  2. Romans 11:29 “The gifts and calling of God are without repentance.”

  3. Ephesians 2:16-22 “Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ being the chief corner stone;”

  4. Ephesians 4:1-16 “He gave some apostles; some prophets; and some evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers: For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of ministry…”

  5. I Corinthians 12:28-31 “And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.”

  6. Romans 12:3-8, 13Prophecy, ministry, teaching, exhortation, giving, rule, mercy…given to hospitality.”

  7. I Peter 4:10-11 “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”

  8. 8. I Corinthians 12:4-11Word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, healings, working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, divers kinds of tongues, interpretation of tongues.”

  9. I Corinthians 13:3 “And though I give my body to be burned…”

  10. I Corinthians 7:7 “For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner and another after that. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if thy abide even as I.”

 

domata: Apostles (apostolos=one sent forth)

(Equipping) Prophets (prophetis=one who speaks forth or foretells)

Evangelists (euaggelizomai=one who announces good tidings; witnesses)

Pastors (poimen=shepherd, one who tends sheep)(Elders and Bishops Acts 20:17, 28)

Teachers (didaskalos=instructor)


 

charisma: Prophecy (propheteia)/Speak(laleo=talk, tell)

(Speaking) Teaching (didasko=instruct)

Exhortation (parakaleo=to call near)

Word of Wisdom (logos sophia)

Word of Knowledge (logos gnosis)

Discerning of spirits (diakrisis=a thorough judging; Pneuma=Spirit)

Tongues (glossa=language) known, unknown, praying and singing

Interpretation of Tongues (hermeneia=explanation)


 

diakonian: Service (diakonia)/Ministry(diakonia)/Minister

(Service) (huperestes=an under rower)

Giving (metadidomi=to give a share)

Distributing (kiononeo=to make common

Bestowing (psomizo=to give morsels, fatten)

Helps (antilepsis=supporting)

Mercy (elemon=kind, compassionate)

Hospitality (philoxenia=love of strangers)

Governments (kuber=steering, piloting, directing

(Organization, Administration)

Rule (proistemi=to set or place over or before)


 

phanerosis: Miracles (dunamis=act of power)

(Manifestation) Healings (iama=to make sound, whole)

Demonstration Faith (pistis=trust, reliance, lean upon)

Miraculous

 

*paradidomi: Body given in death(I Corinthians 13:3) (Martyrdom)

 

*idios charisma Unmarried life(I Corinthians 7:7) (Celibacy)


 

Teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs…”(Colossians 3:16)

*music: Hebrew= zemar=singing of praise;

manginah=song with instrument

neginah=stringed instrumental music

Greek= sumphonia=symphony, harmony (Luke 15:25)

melody: Hebrew= zimrah=song or instrument of praise

nagan=to play on a stringed instrument

Greek= psalto=to play on a stringed instrument

(Ephesians 5:19-psalms=song of praise on an instrument)

hymns=humnos=song of praise Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16; Revelation 5:9, 14:3

spiritual songs=ode=an ode

song: Hebrew=shir=a song

shirah=a song

sing/ing: Hebrew=zamar=to sing praise

nathan=to give forth the voice

anah=to respond

rinah=loud cry or singing

ranan=to sing, cry aloud

halal=an hymn, praise

Greek=ado=to sing an ode, song of praise on an instrument ( Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16) to sing praise with a musical instrument ( Romans 15:9; I Corinthians 14:15, 26; James 5:13 )

hymn: Greek humneo=to hymn, to sing a hymn ( Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26; Acts 16:25; Hebrews 2:12)

singer: Hebrew=zammar=singer of praise, musician

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