19 Gifts of the Spirit
CHARISMATIC? YOU CERTAINLY ARE...IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN AT ALL.
But perhaps not in the way the term is frequently used today. Charismata is a Greek word meaning "gifts of grace." It refers to the gifts or special abilities given to Christians by the Holy Spirit--all the gifts, not just speaking in tongues or miracles or healing.
What are the 19 gifts?
Are they all for today?
What is their purpose?
How can we discover and put to use our own gifts?
All of these questions, plus a careful examination of gifts revealed in the Bible, are included in this in-depth study, first published in 1974. If you want to know what the Bible says about spiritual gifts, this book is for you.
Dr. Leslie Flynn is the former pastor of Grace Conservative Baptist Church in Nanuet, New York, where he served for 40 years. He has written more than 30 books, among them this classic and The Twelve.
Top Highlights
“The mutual ministry of gifts rules out the lone wolf. No one is gifted enough, wise enough, or strong enough to live apart from others. We should not be parasites nor paralyzed members of the body of Christ.” (source)
“The purpose of the gifts is to build up other believers. In an ancient fable the stomach was accused of doing nothing and consuming everything. So hands and feet and teeth decided to go on strike and send nothing to the stomach. Result was—they began to waste away. The stomach proved to be important as it shared with other organs to make them healthy. As each believer employs his gifts, the church is edified.” (source)
“Omit the commas to get the correct sense. Gifts are ‘for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry for the edifying of the body of Christ.’ In other words, gifts prepare saints for the task of ministering in order to build up the body of Christ. Restating it, gifts train servants that they may do the Master’s work, which will then result in the maturing of the church.” (source)
“Note from the previous statement that the gift of prophecy does not involve new revelation but a clearer understanding or amplification of already-given truth.” (source)
“Dr. Earl D. Radmacher, chancellor of Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, in an article, ‘The Jack-of-All-Trades Syndrome,’ writes, ‘Every pastor ought to have a goal of helping each member to identify his gift, and then to find the place where his gift fits into the total work of the church. It is a rare pastor who has preached a series of messages covering each of the spiritual gifts. I ask pastors I meet, ‘Why don’t you take fifteen weeks and preach on one gift of the Spirit each week and then ask for decisions from your people?’ Ask them, ‘What are your gifts? How are you using them?’ And really dig in deep because, as I understand it, shaping up the saints in large part means enabling them to find out what their gifts are and where they can use them’ (Moody Monthly, March 1971).” (source)
Product Details
- Title : 19 Gifts of the Spirit
- Author: Flynn, Leslie B.
- Publisher: David C Cook
- Publication Date: 2012
- ISBN: 9780781408776