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IN THE STUDY:
WISDOM. This is the quality of mind that enables a person to live well and to counsel for successful living, particularly with the counsel of God. There is a natural wisdom that makes men cunning and others powerful, that cuts little ice with God (1 Cor. 1:19-21, James 3:15).

But God offers spiritual wisdom [...]

IN THE STUDY:
The remaining two Gifts of God among the leaders of the Church were those of evangelist and the pastor-teacher.

The EVANGELIST (Eph.4:11) was the major reason why the Church grew. The evangelist was the primary gift for church extension. Every Christian believer was to witness to his faith but some witnesses were [...]

IN THE STUDY:
There are over twenty specific gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the various New Testament lists. On the basis of New Testament meaning and practice not all of those gifts are available today. There is New Testament evidence that the gifts of Apostles and Prophets are not for today.

The word APOSTLE is [...]

IN THE STUDY:
One of the gifts ascribed to the Holy Spirit is not mentioned in the New Testament at all. However, it is described in a beautiful Old Testament passage concerning the building of the tabernacle by Moses. God told Moses to contact Bezalel and God described him as a man whom “I have filled [...]

IN THE STUDY:
Two other gifts of the Holy Spirit are specially given:

TEACHING: This is the art of communicating truth to others so that their lives will be changed by their growing understanding. It is listed third in the Biblical order
(1 Cor. 12:28).

Jesus taught the Disciples and was known as a teacher. He is called teacher [...]

IN THE STUDY:
Some gifts of the Holy Spirit are divinely sent but not miraculous. For example the gifts of teaching, craftsmanship, performing acts of mercy, generous giving, serving others, giving encouragement, administration, possessing faith, wisdom and knowledge. Yet other gifts are miraculous – the working of miracles and gifts of healing for example.

All other gifts [...]

IN THE STUDY:
One of the more mundane gifts of the Holy Spirit is the gift of giving. It is mentioned first in Romans 12:8 among the other charismatic gifts. It is very definitely one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. This gift is the ability to make, spend and use money in the service [...]

IN THE STUDY:
There are four separate lists of spiritual gifts given by the Holy Spirit in the New Testament 1 Cor. 12, Rom. 12:3-8, Eph. 4:7-12 and 1 Peter 4:10-11.

In 1 Cor. 12:4-6 Paul indicates varieties of gifts, varieties of service, and varieties of working. He indicates it is the same Spirit, the Lord [...]

IN THE STUDY:
No study of the role of the Holy Spirit would be complete without an historical survey from the close of the New Testament Church to today. Throughout history there have been some references to the New Testament gift of the Holy Spirit, especially as it concerns the gifts of miracles, speaking in [...]

IN THE STUDY:
Many commentators have suggested that the Acts of the Apostles could be equally well titled “The Acts of the Holy Spirit”. Throughout the expanding church in the first centuries we read of the direct guidance of the Holy Spirit. In Acts 1, the Disciples were commanded by Jesus to wait until they received [...]