Faith and the Gifts of Healing 1 Corinthians 12:9

As Paul the apostle continued to share the different “spiritual gifts” which are given to the church by the Holy Spirit, he mentioned “the word of wisdom” and “the word of knowledge” which are meant to “profit” the church members. In chapter twelve and verse nine of First Corinthians, Paul adds to the list of “spiritual gifts” as he shared with the church members in Corinth about, “faith” and “the gifts of healing”, where we read:

To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

The verse begins, “To another faith by the same Spirit;”. Paul began with the words, “to another” which means “to an other person” “faith” which means “belief with the predominate idea of trust or confidence whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same” “by the same” which means “the identical or selfsame” “Spirit” which refers to “through the third person of the triune God which is the Holy Spirit who is coequal and coeternal with the Father and the Son”.

The verse continues, “to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;” Paul added the words, “to another” which means “to an other person” “the gifts” or “spiritual endowments with miraculous faculty” “of healing” which refers to “remedy or medicine” “by the same” or “identical and selfsame” “Spirit” which refers to “through the third person of the triune God which is the Holy Spirit who is coequal and coeternal with the Father and the Son”.

When we meditate upon these words from Paul, we discover two more “spiritual gifts” provided by the Holy Spirit to the church. The exercising of abundant “faith” and trust when occasions arise, and the “spiritual endowments for healing” when people within the church are sick or suffer infirmity. Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit, gave these “gifts” to the church to “build it up” and help it accomplish it's mission to share Him with the world. Let us rejoice in these “spiritual gifts” the Lord has provided and be open to allow Him to “distribute” them as He wills.

Next time Paul shares with the church members concerning, “the working of miracles, prophesy, discerning of spirits, divers kinds of tongues” and “interpretation of tongues”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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