Gifts - What Are they For?

We Are To Desire Spiritual Gifts.

1 Corinthians 14:1 KJV 1900

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

Why Are We To Desire Spiritual Gifts?

To Build up, Encourage, and Comfort

1 Corinthians 14:3 KJV 1900

But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

Build Up The Church

1 Corinthians 14:4 KJV 1900

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

Prophesy To Build Up The Church

1 Corinthians 14:5 KJV 1900

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

Passionately Excel In building Up The Church

1 Corinthians 14:12 KJV 1900

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

Use Your Gift To Teach The Church

1 Corinthians 14:19 KJV 1900

Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

Build Up The Church With Song, Doctrine, Tongues, Revelation and Interpretation

1 Corinthians 14:26 KJV 1900

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

Prophesy To One Another So To Comfort The Church

1 Corinthians 14:31 KJV 1900

For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.