Do We Possess Gifts Of The Holy Spirit Today

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Do We Possess Gifts Of The Holy Spirit Today?
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People Are Fascinated

• Drawn in by the mysterious
• Convinced it works
• Simons attraction (Acts 817-19, 13)

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What Are The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit?

• Paul identifies nine gifts (I Cor. 128-11)

• Word of wisdom New revelations
• Word of knowledge Knowledge of past truth
• Faith Level needed to do miracles
• Healing Ability to heal others of physical
  sickness
• Miracles That which is beyond human ability
• Prophecy Tell future or simply bring a message
• Tongues Speak different language you did not
  know
• Interpretation Ability to interpret these
  tongues

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What Are The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit?

• Paul identifies nine gifts (I Cor. 128-11)
• Supernatural abilities given to individuals to
  further the Lords cause.
• Romans 123-8 I Cor. 1228-31

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What Are The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit?

• New Testament Examples
• On Pentecost (Acts 21-4)
• Speaking in tongues
• Specific languages people understood
• (vs. 5-8)
• In The Corinthian Church (I Cor. 149-11)
• Again, specific languages spoken
• Kept silent if no interpreter present (vs. 28)

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What Are The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit?

• New Testament Examples
• Gifts Of Prophecy
• Agabus prophesied a famine (Acts 1127-29)
• Pauls fate in Jerusalem was prophesied
  everywhere he went (Acts 2022-23)
• Prophesies from God always came to pass and
  were not vague like people today

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What Are The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit?

• New Testament Examples
• Gift Of Healing (Acts 31-2, 7-10)
• This was a COMPLETE healing
• It was done in witness of EVERYONE
• No one could deny he was healed!

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What Are The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit?

• Common Misconceptions
• Spiritual gifts did not equal the gift of the
  Holy Ghost (Acts 238)

Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every
one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins and you shall
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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What Are The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit?

• Common Misconceptions
• Spiritual gifts did not equal the gift of the
  Holy Ghost (Acts 238)
• This refers to a gift ? SINGULAR!
• Something EVERY Christian receives
• The seems to be referring to SALVATION and the
  benefits that come with it

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What Are The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit?

• Common Misconceptions
• Spiritual gifts did not equal the gift of the
  Holy Ghost (Acts 238)
• Not everyone received spiritual gifts
• Acts 814-16 I Cor. 1211

But one and the same Spirit works all these
things, distributing to each one individually as
He wills.
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What Are The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit?

• Common Misconceptions
• Spiritual gifts did not equal the gift of the
  Holy Ghost (Acts 238)
• Not everyone received spiritual gifts
• Acts 814-16 I Cor. 1211
• Possessing a spiritual gift did not make one
  spiritually mature (I Cor. 15-7)

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What Was Their Purpose?

• Revealed and Confirmed Gods will for man
  (Heb. 22-4)

For if the word spoken through angels proved
steadfast, and every transgression and
disobedience received a just reward, how shall we
escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which
at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and
was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, God
also bearing witness both with signs and wonders,
with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy
Spirit, according to His own will?
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What Was Their Purpose?

• Revealed and Confirmed Gods will for man
  (Heb. 22-4)
• Revelations of Gods came by inspiration of Holy
  Spirit (2 Pet. 119-21)
• Those revelations were confirmed to be truth by
  signs and wonders
• Acts 85-9 ? Philip in Samaria
• Acts 143 ? Paul and Barnabas

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Acts 143

• So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time
  there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who
  confirmed the message of his grace by enabling
  them to do miraculous signs and wonders. (NIV)

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What Was Their Purpose?

• Revealed and Confirmed Gods will for man
  (Heb. 22-4)
• Revelations of Gods came by inspiration of Holy
  Spirit (2 Pet. 119-21)
• Those revelations were confirmed to be truth
  by signs and wonders
• Acts 85-9 ? Philip in Samaria
• Acts 143 ? Paul and Barnabas
• John 1410-11 ? Miracles of Jesus

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John 1410-11

• Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and
  the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I
  do not speak on My own authority but the Father
  who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that
  I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else
  believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.

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What Was Their Purpose?

• Also edified and established Christians
• Given to profit all (I Cor. 127)

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to
each one for the profit of all
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What Was Their Purpose?

• Also edified and established Christians
• Given to profit all (I Cor. 127)
• Used to build up church (Eph 411-12, 14)
• Must be done in way that edified I Cor. 143-5

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• But he who prophesies speaks edification and
  exhortation and comfort to men. He who speaks in
  a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies
  edifies the church. I wish you all spoke with
  tongues, but even more that you prophesied for
  he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks
  with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that
  the church may receive edification. I Cor.
  143-5

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What Was Their Purpose?

• Also edified and established Christians
• Given to profit all (I Cor. 127)
• Used to build up church (Eph 411-12, 14)
• Must be done in way that edified I Cor. 143-5
• What spiritual gifts did in this realm, the
  Bible does for us today (II Tim. 316-17)

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Are Spiritual Gifts Around Today?

• A time foretold when they would cease

Love never fails. But whether there are
prophecies, they will fail whether there are
tongues, they will cease whether there is
knowledge, it will vanish away. I Cor. 138
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Are Spiritual Gifts Around Today?

• They would cease (I Cor. 138)
• Duration seen in how they were acquired
• Pouring out of Holy Spirit (Acts 2 1044-46)
• Laying on of apostles hands
• Acts 814-18 Acts 195-6 2 Tim. 16

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• When they heard this, they were baptized in the
  name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid
  hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them,
  and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
  (Acts 195-6)
• Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of
  God which is in you through the laying on of my
  hands. (2 Tim. 16)

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Are Spiritual Gifts Around Today?

• They would cease (I Cor. 138)
• Duration seen in their purpose
• I Cor 139-13
• Contrasts perfect with the imperfect
• Spiritual gifts revealed Gods will in parts,
  now we have His complete revelation
• Illustration A building with scaffolding

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Much Like
Scaffolding
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Are Spiritual Gifts Around Today?

• They would cease (I Cor. 138)
• Spiritual Gifts Have Ceased!
• They are no longer needed!
• To claim to use them would be leaving the
  perfect for the imperfect
• Scriptures contain all we need (II Tim. 316-17)

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II Tim. 316-17

• All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,
  and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
  correction, for instruction in righteousness,
  that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly
  equipped for every good work.

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Are Spiritual Gifts Around Today?

• They would cease (I Cor. 138)
• Spiritual Gifts Have Ceased!
• They are no longer needed!
• To claim to use them would be leaving the
  perfect for the imperfect
• Scriptures contain all we need (II Tim. 316-17)
• We have all the signs and wonders we need
  today (John 2030-31)

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John 2030-31

• And truly Jesus did many other signs in the
  presence of His disciples, which are not written
  in this book but these are written that you may
  believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
  and that believing you may have life in His name.

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There Is A Gift We Must Have Today Do You Have
It?
Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every
one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins and you shall
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 238