Paul
the apostle asked the church members in Corinth, “are
all apostles, prophets, teachers or workers of miracles?”,
and in chapter twelve and verse thirty of
First Corinthians, Paul shared with the Corinthian church about the,
“have all the
gifts of healing, speak with tongues, and all interpret”,
where we read:
Have
all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all
interpret?
The
verse begins, “Have
all the gifts of healing?”. Paul
began with the words, “Have all”
which refers to “do each, every, the whole and everyone hold, own
and possess” “the gifts”
which means “grace or gifts denoting extraordinary powers
distinguishing certain Christians and enabling them to serve the
church of Christ, and the reception of which is due to the power of
divine grace operating on their souls by the Holy Spirit” “of
healing” which
means “means of remedy and medicine”? Paul added to his list of
“spiritual gifts” as he asked the church members to consider
whether everyone had the “gifts of
healing”.
The
verse continues, “do
all speak with tongues? do all interpret?”
Paul
continues with the word, “do all”
which means
“does each, every, the whole and everyone” “speak”
or “utter with a voice or emit a sound” “with
tongues” which
means “the language or dialect used by a particular people distinct
from that of other nations”? “do
all” or
“does each, every, the whole and everyone” “interpret”
which means “to unfold the meaning of what is said, explain,
expound and translate into one's native language”? Paul added “the
gifts of speaking in a foreign language and interpreting them”.
When
we meditate upon these words from Paul, we see how he included
“healing, tongues and interpretation of tongues” to his list of
“spiritual gifts” that may be acquired by the church members from
God through the Holy Spirit. These “gifts” are to be used to
“edify” the church members, yet, everyone in the church does not
receive these “gifts”. Jesus Christ desires for His church to be
“built up” and these “gifts” shall insure that it is.
Next
time Paul tells the church members to, “covet
earnestly the best gifts”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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