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Introduction
I like to build things.
Over the years of our marriage I have made a bed, some shelves, a climbing wall and a few other projects.
In some of these projects I would talk to Jess about how I needed a new saw to make the project easier.
Her response was often the same.
Can’t you do it with the saw you have?
I usually would respond by saying, yes, I could do it with what I have but the project would be easier and better if I had a saw made with the purpose of doing a certain job.
There are things you just can’t do with a table saw, skill saw, and jig saw.
I NEEDED a chop saw.
More than that, I needed a slide miter chop saw.
Why?
Because it was made with the purpose of chopping through boards in a way the other saws weren’t.
Spiritual gifts are like this.
Every single believer has a Spiritual gift.
Those gifts are not exactly the same.
Our gifts have been given to us with a specific purpose.
We will function best, when we function in the role and with the gift that God has given.
Now concerning = new section.
Spiritual things.
Chs.
12-15.
Principle:
Spiritual gifts can be understood and used.
Guidance:
Our passage presents three keys to understanding spiritual gifts.
Outcome:
When we understand the purpose of spiritual gifts we can use them for the glory of God.
3 keys to understanding Spiritual gifts.
Key #1…
1. Spiritual Gifts Are Conditional vv.
1-3
With advertisements there is often a lot of really fast words at the end.
Usually included in this is the phrase “terms and conditions apply.”
You can also find this in the small print sections of sweepstakes and giveaways.
Spiritual gifts are free.
However, there are some terms and conditions that apply.
When we say that something is conditional, we understand that there is a set of criteria attached to acquiring the object in question.
There are conditions to Spiritual gifts.
Paul gives us 2 here in these verses.
Condition #1.
Spiritual gifts are…
a. Conditioned on information vv.
1-2
v. 1
Important points to note in verse 1.
Gifts is added.
Doesn’t appear till v. 4
Literally - concerning spiritual.
This section goes from 12-15.
These are spiritual things.
Paul is writing to inform them on a variety of Spiritual topics, one of which is Spiritual gifts.
brethren - writing to believers.
ignorant = 2 implications.
1 - it is possible to be ignorant about Spiritual gifts.
2 - ignorance is a negative.
Paul doesn’t want them to be ignorant.
He has information to give them.
When we function in ignorance, error is inevitable.
Paul is writing to solve the problem of their ignorance.
He starts with what they know.
v. 2
they just followed how they were led.
no knowledge, no information.
We are not blind!
Tying back to Psalm 115 and the eyes that cannot see etc.
Go with me to Psalm 115:3-8.
Psalm 115:3-8 (p.
702)
The idols they used to follow could not lead them!
They were deaf, mute, and blind.
There is an interesting construction here in the Greek.
They willingly followed these idols, yet they were led astray by those who taught them.
Paul is not going to lead them astray.
Here is the implication.
There are some who teach things about Spiritual gifts that will actually result in you being led astray.
When it comes to spiritual gifts, there are truths we need to know.
We cannot hope to exercise our gifts if we are operating in ignorance.
Spiritual gifts are conditioned on accurate information about those gifts.
Our God is not a silent idol!
He has revealed truth through His Word and we must trust in what He has revealed.
Don’t be led astray, hold to the Word of God.
This means that we must be able to identify and stand against false teachers.
That is where Paul goes next.
But first, here is our lesson.
To use spiritual gifts we must know what they are.
repeat - read aloud
What the Corinthian Church lacked was accurate and proper information.
The result was that they were using Spiritual gifts incorrectly and actually causing damage to the body of Christ and the reputation of the church.
Paul is writing to correct that.
Spiritual gifts are condition on information.
Secondly, spiritual gifts are…
b.
Conditioned on transformation v. 3
Paul is addressing what seems to be the presence of false teachers in Corinth.
The church had let in people who were leading them astray!
Here is Paul’s test to reveal if someone should be trusted for Spiritual leadership.
This is actually a pretty simple test.
If you call Jesus accursed, you are not speaking at the direction of the Holy Spirit.
If you call Jesus Lord, you must be speaking as one who has surrendered to the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:9 tells us that if someone does not have the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, that person is not a believer.
They are not saved.
They are not a Christian.
They are not a follower of Christ.
With this thought in mind, we could reword verse 3 like this.
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