Serving Gifts (8 Of 11)
Adventures in Spirit-living
Jerry Vines
I Peter 4:10,11
Those two verses give us a rather concise and yet complete statement of the subject of spiritual gifts. The word, gift, in verse 10 is the word from which we get the word, charismatic, and it is a reference to the spiritual grace gifts which God gives through the Holy Spirit to every born again believer. If you have experienced the grace of God the Bible says God has given to you certain gifts which are manifestations of the grace of God in your life.
In verse 11 it talks about the ability which God gives. That's almost a direct definition of spiritual gifts. Because a spiritual gift is a God-given ability to be a blessing to the Lord's people and to bring honor and glory to God. So, you will notice in verse 10 he says we are to manifest these gifts. We are to minister them to one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. We are to use our spiritual gifts not for selfish purposes but we are to use them for the good of other believers. We are to use them to build up the body, the church, of the Lord Jesus Christ. So, spiritual gifts are for the good of others.
Notice at the end of verse 11 he says that God in all things may be glorified. So, spiritual gifts are for the good of other believers, they are also for the glory of God. The things God gifts us to do we are to use them that the church might be built up and that God might get great glory.
Also in verse 11 the spiritual gifts are categorized into two big categories. He says first of all, ''If any speak.'' ''If any serve (minister).'' The Bible doesn't do it this way but I'm just putting these into categories so it will be a little easier for us to get hold of them and study them. The two things he deals with here are speaking and serving gifts. There's a reason why this is true and we'll talk about it next week.
As you move through the scriptures in the New T ...
Adventures in Spirit-living
Jerry Vines
I Peter 4:10,11
Those two verses give us a rather concise and yet complete statement of the subject of spiritual gifts. The word, gift, in verse 10 is the word from which we get the word, charismatic, and it is a reference to the spiritual grace gifts which God gives through the Holy Spirit to every born again believer. If you have experienced the grace of God the Bible says God has given to you certain gifts which are manifestations of the grace of God in your life.
In verse 11 it talks about the ability which God gives. That's almost a direct definition of spiritual gifts. Because a spiritual gift is a God-given ability to be a blessing to the Lord's people and to bring honor and glory to God. So, you will notice in verse 10 he says we are to manifest these gifts. We are to minister them to one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. We are to use our spiritual gifts not for selfish purposes but we are to use them for the good of other believers. We are to use them to build up the body, the church, of the Lord Jesus Christ. So, spiritual gifts are for the good of others.
Notice at the end of verse 11 he says that God in all things may be glorified. So, spiritual gifts are for the good of other believers, they are also for the glory of God. The things God gifts us to do we are to use them that the church might be built up and that God might get great glory.
Also in verse 11 the spiritual gifts are categorized into two big categories. He says first of all, ''If any speak.'' ''If any serve (minister).'' The Bible doesn't do it this way but I'm just putting these into categories so it will be a little easier for us to get hold of them and study them. The two things he deals with here are speaking and serving gifts. There's a reason why this is true and we'll talk about it next week.
As you move through the scriptures in the New T ...
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