Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
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… And one that will fundamentally change your attitude toward the church if you understand it. 1 Corinthians 12.1, Paul says, Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. Now concerning is Paul's indication that he is turning to the next of the Corinthians questions. Remember that Paul's letter to the Corinthians is basically organized as his response to five sets of questions. Five sets of questions that either they have asked him or things that he's heard that are going on among them. And you can break down those five sections like this. Part one were questions about divisions in the body. That was chapters one through four. Part two was questions about sex and singleness. That was chapters five through seven. Part three was questions about how to navigate controversial topics. That was questions eight through 10. Part four, that's questions about church service stuff. That's what we're in now. Chapters 11 through 14. Part five is going to be questions about what's important about the resurrection. And that's the last couple of chapters. For the next three weeks, we're going to be looking at spiritual gifts. This is going to be a lot of fun. Don't know if you know this, but there can be a little bit of controversy around spiritual gifts. Did you know that? …
… And we're talking about the gifts of the Spirit. Now, concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray of the mute idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says Jesus is accursed, and no one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are varieties of ministries and the same Lord. There are varieties of effects, but the same God, there's the whole Trinity right there, who works all things things and all persons, but to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good." And one thing I want us to recognize right up front, that is when God gives spiritual gifts, which He does, He always gives it for the common good, not for some individual's sake or to make us feel good or to get prideful and puffy about what we have or don't have. …
… And I want us to begin reading in verse 1 of chapter 12 and read through verse 7. He says, Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware or I don't want you to be ignorant. Therefore, it is our responsibility to understand what the Bible teaches about spiritual gifts. You know that when you were pagans, you were led away or led astray to the dumb idols, however you were led. Therefore, I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says Jesus is accursed, and no one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. Now watch these next three verses. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are varieties of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things and all persons. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. As we have discussed of the spiritual gifts that God has given to the church, as we saw in Ephesians chapter 4, that he's given to the church apostles. …