Studies in 1 Corinthians Series 27 1 Corinthians 12111 February 8 2015 Pastor Paul K Kim CONTEXT OF THE CORINTHIAN ISSUE CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS Their pride the Corinthian church was experiencing so many spiritual gifts that were powerfully spectacular even during public wo ID: 212184
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Truths about Spiritual Gifts
Studies in 1 Corinthians Series [
27]
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
February 8, 2015
Pastor Paul K. KimSlide3
CONTEXT OF THE CORINTHIAN ISSUE
CONCERNING
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Their
pride:
the Corinthian church was experiencing so many spiritual gifts that were powerfully spectacular even during public worship; in their own eyes, they were quite “spiritual.”
Their confusion:
they brought in their own skewed ideas and baggage from their pagan religious experiences of the past.
Their obsession:
they were obsessed with a few miraculous gifts such as speaking in tongue, healing, and signs over other less “visible/spectacular” ordinary gifts.
Their
chaos:
because of all this, their public worship was full of extraordinary phenomenon with inconsiderate and self-seeking chaos.Slide4
WHAT ESSENTIAL TRUTHS DO WE NEED
TO
KNOW ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS?
1)
The VALIDITY of true spiritual gifts
is
in the work of the
Spirit
who illumines the LORDSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST to each
believer.
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Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be
uninformed.
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You know that when you were pagans you were led astray
to mute idols, however you were led.
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Therefore I want you to understand
that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!”
and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. (vs. 1-3
)
Before Paul gives specific teaching on spiritual gifts, he lays a foundational criterion for discerning true gifts of the Spirit.
Negatively, a
ny
one with the
gifts of the Spirit cannot curse Jesus; positively, he/she will submit to Jesus as the Lord of all.
Thus, true spiritual gifts have this mark of the primary role of the Holy Spirit—pointing to & glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ.Slide5
Floodlight
ministry of the Holy Spirit
The
Holy Spirit’s distinctive new covenant role, then, is to fulfill what we may call a floodlight ministry in relation to the Lord Jesus Christ . . . When floodlighting is well done, the floodlights are so placed that you do not see them; you are not in fact supposed to see where the light is coming from; what you are meant to see is just the building on which the floodlights are trained. The intended effect is to make it visible when otherwise it would not be seen for the darkness, and to maximize its dignity by throwing all its details into relief so that you see it properly. This perfectly illustrates the Spirit’s new covenant role. He is, so to speak, the hidden floodlight shining on the Savior. Or think of it this way. It is as if the Spirit stands behind us, throwing light over our shoulder, on Jesus, who stands facing us. The Spirit’s message is never, “Look at me; listen to me; come to me; get to know me,” but always “Look at him, and see his glory; listen to him, and hear his word; go to him, and have life; get to know him, and taste his gift of joy and peace.”
—
J. I. Packer
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WHAT ESSENTIAL TRUTHS DO WE NEED
TO
KNOW ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS?
2)
The ORIGIN
of
various
spiritual gifts
is
the TRIUNE
GOD—
the
same Spirit
,
the same Lord,
and
the same God.
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Now there are varieties of gifts,
but
the same Spirit
;
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and there are
varieties
of service,
but
the same Lord
;
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and there are
varieties of
activities,
but
it is the same
God who
empowers
them
all in everyone. (vs. 4-6)
Spiritual gifts are many and diverse but their origin is only one and same—the Triune God.
More specifically, spiritual gifts are
from
God the Father, through Lord Jesus the Son, and by the Holy Spirit.
What unites all believers with various gifts is this unity and oneness; what makes all believers not identical is this diversity in the roles of the Triune God!Slide7
WHAT ESSENTIAL TRUTHS DO WE NEED
TO
KNOW ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS?
3)
The
PURPOSE
of
spiritual
gifts
is
the manifestation of the Spirit for the COMMON GOOD of the
church.
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To each is given the manifestation of
the Spirit for the common good. (v. 7
)
And he gave... to equip the saints for the work
of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.
Ephesians 4:
12
Unlike the Corinthians’ confusions (ours), spiritual gifts are NOT about us, which means the light is not on us but Christ.
Christ’s life and glory is now shown in the church—the body of Christ; hence, the purpose is to edify/build up the Body.
We are to look to the needs of the body of Christ and serve the church with our spiritual gifts for the glory of Christ!Slide8
WHAT ESSENTIAL TRUTHS DO WE NEED
TO
KNOW ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS?
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)
The
RECIPIENT of various spiritual
gifts
is
EVERY
BELIEVER
—
given
by the
Spirit
as he
wills.
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For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and
to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
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to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
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to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the
ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
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All these are empowered by one and
the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills. (vs. 8-11
)
The key point to remember is that ALL true believers HAVE one or more gifts given by the Spirit as he decides for ours.
Some view miraculous gifts as temporary
(cessationists)
; but some view them still functional (continuationists) as we do
.Slide9
A spiritual gift is
“
a capacity for service
which
is given to
every
true Christian
without exception and
which was
something each
did not possess
before
he became a Christian.”
Ray Stedman Slide10
WHAT ESSENTIAL TRUTHS DO WE NEED
TO
KNOW ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS?
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)
The
RECIPIENT of various spiritual
gifts
is
EVERY
BELIEVER—given
by the
Spirit
as he
wills.
8
For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and
to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
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to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
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to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the
ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
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All these are empowered by one and
the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills. (vs. 8-11)
The key point to remember is that ALL true believers HAVE one or more gifts given by the Spirit as he decides for ours.
Some view miraculous gifts as temporary (cessationists); but some view them still functional (continuationists) as we do.
We are to discover our own gifts by focusing on needs of the body of Christ and use them selflessly for the common good!Slide11
THREE PRACTICAL QUESTIONS
FOR OUR EVERYDAY LIFE
What one truth about spiritual gifts is most encouraging to you? Why?
If the origin of various spiritual gifts is the same Holy Spirit, how does this truth change your attitude toward discovering and using your spiritual gifts?
In what ways does the purpose of spiritual gifts challenge you in using them? What is your first step in so doing?Slide12