Spiritual Gift

God’s call to knowledge

Paul told the church not to be unaware or uninformed concerning three things:

1. Israel and the Jewish people

(Romans 11:25–27 “Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”; “and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins.”” )

2. End times and the second coming of Christ

(1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words.” )

3. Spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1 “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.” )

God’s view of spiritual gift

1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4:11-12, Romans 12:6-8 - type of spiritual gifts and its purpose

1Corinthians 13 - the proof of spiritual gifts

1Corinthians 14 - the proper use of spiritual gifts