The
Church of Jesus Christ
is an apostolic
extension
of the Kingdom of
Heaven.
What
does apostolic mean?
The
Church is the
special Instrument
of the Kingdom of
God sent
to reach the world
of unbelievers for
Christ and to
disciple believers
for the works of the
ministry of Christ. "Kingdom
of Heaven"
describes where it
is from. "Kingdom of
God" describes Who
rules it. The word
"Kingdom" is found
160 times in the New
Testament. The word
"Church" is found
115 times in the New
Testament. They are
related, but they
are not the
same.
The Kingdom of
Heaven in the earth
does not exist
without the
instrumentality
of the Church. The
Church has no divine
direction without
the purpose
of the Kingdom of
Heaven. When
God sends (apostolic),
He appoints and
commissions,
and makes the
provisions that His
purposes, will and
acts be revealed
by demonstration of
faith, teaching and
practices.
Within the
divine purposes of
the
apostolic-prophetic
church are the
administrations of
the Holy Spirit.
These
Administrations are
the Divine five-fold
Restoration Plan of
and by the Holy
Spirit: [Note:
Restoration is
required when there
is a situation
needing change to
bring them into
agreement to
God's Plan,
Will and Ways.
The Holy
Spirit is in
the earth
carrying out
the
administrations
of the King!
•The
administration
of the Body.
[the
Law of the
Spirit...
empowering
both the 9
Fruit and the
9 Gifts]. •The
administration
of Salvation
of the Lost.
[grace
of the 5
equipping
gifts of
Christ to the
Body]
•The
administration
of Human
Destiny.
[the
functioning of
each
individual's
mission
call]
•The
administration
of Political
Government and
Authority.
[the
rule of
mankind by men
on the
earth.]
•The
administration
of the Wealth
of the
Nations.
["creation" is
the Source of
All Economy].
First,
it is most
important to recognize and honor
the three
Persons of the
Divine
Godhead:
Father, Son
and Holy
Spirit.
The Father and
the Son, Jesus
Christ are in
heaven ruling
and reigning.
1. all things
in heaven, 2.
all things
in the
heavens
(universe) and 3.
all things in
the earth...
by the WORD of
Truth and the
Person Holy
Spirit!
The
Father is God,
the Son is God
and the Holy
Spirit is GThe
Father is God,
the Son is God
and the Holy
Spirit is God; but
the Father is
not the Son,
the Son is not
the Father nor
the Holy
Spirit, and
the Holy
Spirit is not
the Father nor
the Son. God
is One life
essence or
substance
existing
consciously as
three
Persons.
The three
Persons are
not related to
the divine
substance, as
three
individuals
to a common
species of a
living thing.
For example,
Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob are
of human
nature but do
not comprise
as one man.
[NOTE: reference http://www.thepropheticvoice.com/trinity.html The
Father, Son and Holy
Spirit comprise as
One God, not a
triad, but
a Trinity.
In the inmost depth
of their being they
are inherently and inescapably one in Plan, Will and
Purpose. The
three Persons of God
bear witness of
Light, Truth, and
Manifestation. These
Ministries are
different. They
minister in
three different
realms in God's
Master Plan of
Redemption.
They are equal
in their Holy
Divine Nature,
but
there is
distinction. We
can easily see the
relationships among
them is so real and
personal!
Therefore, it is
impossible to
conclude that
they are only
personalities of
one person].
In
order that we walk
in the power of the
Gospel of the
Kingdom of Christ,
we
must seek the Holy
Spirit and build
relationship with
Him...
We
do not have to
look far, He
abides in the
(Born-Again):
Spirit Born
Believer!
There is a
doctrine that
Jesus is a Oneness
God.
Oneness writers
choose to designate
the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit
as distinct
personalities
of a One-person God.
Let us search the
Scriptures line by
line and precept by
precept to attain a
full understanding
that God is one in
three Persons and not
just three
personalities in one
Person. Each
Person of God are
co-equal and
co-eternal.
Jesus would
not have given us the
insights ( Luke
11:11-13) to the
Father
if He were the Father
and theHoly Spirit
all wrapped up into
one. He is the
Messiah, the Christ...
the Son of God. His
work of the Cross
redeemed us, but, the
Bible is very clear
that the Father was in
Him reconciling ...
The Father was in Him
represented by the
Holy Spirit. In
that the Holy Spirit
is co-equal and
coeternal, His
attributes are the
same as the Father.
2 Cor 5:19,
21 AMP
19 It was God
[personally present]
in Christ, reconciling
and restoring the
world to favor with
Himself, not counting
up and holding against
[men] their trespasses
[but cancelling them],
and committing to us
the message of
reconciliation (of the
restoration to favor).
21 For our sake He
made Christ
[virtually] to be sin
Who knew no sin, so
that in and through
Him we might become
[endued with, viewed
as being in, and
examples of] the
righteousness of God
[what we ought to be,
approved and
acceptable and in
right relationship
with Him, by His
goodness].
The relationship among
the Father, the Son,
and the Holy
Spirit is so
real,
so personal, so
distinct that it is
impossible to conclude
that they are only
personalities of one
person.
Jesus
did the works
of the Father.
He was filled
without
measure by the
Holy Spirit to
do these
works.
He did not
replace the
Father nor the
Holy Spirit.
John
5:17-22 AMP
17
But Jesus answered
them, My Father has
worked [even] until
now, [He has never
ceased working; He
is still working]
and I, too, must be
at [divine] work. 18
This made the Jews
more determined than
ever to kill Him [to
do away with Him];
because He not only
was breaking
(weakening,
violating) the
Sabbath, but He
actually was
speaking of God as
being [in a special
sense] His own
Father, making
Himself equal
[putting Himself on
a level] with God. 19
So Jesus answered
them by saying, I
assure you, most
solemnly I tell you,
the Son is able to
do nothing of
Himself (of His own
accord); but He is
able to do only what
He sees the Father
doing, for whatever
the Father does is
what the Son does in
the same way [in His
turn]. 20
The Father dearly
loves the Son and
discloses to (shows)
Him everything that
He Himself does. And
He will disclose to
Him (let Him see)
greater things yet
than these, so that
you may marvel and
be full of wonder
and astonishment. 21
Just as the Father
raises up the dead
and gives them life
[makes them live
on], even so the Son
also gives life to
whomever He wills
and is pleased to
give it. 22
Even the Father
judges no one, for
He has given all
judgment (the last
judgment and the
whole business of
judging) entirely
into the hands of
the Son,
Now, let us see how
Jesus addresses His
finished His work as a
God in flesh and blood
on the earth and how
that same work is
released to the Holy
Spirit for our
spiritual development.
►►►
(ref.
Jn 16:8-11)
…when He,
the SPIRIT of
TRUTH has
come, HE
will guide you into
all truth; for He
will not speak
on His own
authority, but
whatever He
hears
He will speak;
and He
will tell you
things to
come. He
will glorify
Me,
for He will
take of what is Mine
and declare it
to you.
All things
that the
Father has are
Mine. Therefore
I said that He
will take of
Mine and
It is very
evident that by the
Anointing of the Holy
Ghost, the Father sent
His Spirit to be in
Jesus. Jesus is
the messenger and the
Person of God through
which the Promise of
the Spirit is sent to
abide within us!
(see John
1:32; 16:7-15; Acts
3:33)
Also, Jesus was
resurrected by the
Holy Spirit. He
did not resurrect
Himself. The
Lord was transformed
from physical death to
Life eternal.
In like manner, we are
transformed from
spiritual death to
Life eternal by the
Holy Spirit. Our
transformation occurs
while we are still on
the earth
by the plan of
God. It is
accomplished by faith
in the work of Jesus
through the
Cross! Jesus
died for the sin of
all mankind and was
resurrected to eternal
life. We die to
sin through faith in
God's gift of grace
and are born into
right standing with
God that we may have
an eternal
relationship with the
Blessed
Trinity on earth
and in heaven.
Note that we must be
filled with the Holy
Spirit and controlled
by Him.
Stephen gives us a
view of this glorious
promise as he was
being stoned to
death...
Acts
7:54-60
AMP
Now
upon hearing these
things, they [the
Jews] were cut to
the heart and
infuriated, and they
ground their teeth
against [Stephen]. 55
But he, full of the
Holy Spirit and
controlled by Him,
gazed into heaven
and saw the glory
(the splendor and
majesty) of God, and
Jesus standing at
God's right hand; 56
And he said, Look! I
see the heavens
opened, and the Son
of man standing at
God's right hand! 57
But they raised a
great shout and put
their hands over
their ears and
rushed together upon
him. 58
Then they dragged
him out of the city
and began to stone
him, and the
witnesses placed
their garments at
the feet of a young
man named Saul. 59
And while they were
stoning Stephen, he
prayed, Lord Jesus,
receive and accept
and welcome my
spirit! 60
And falling on his
knees, he cried out
loudly, Lord, fix
not this sin upon
them [lay it not to
their charge]! And
when he had said
this, he fell
asleep[in death].
These are all acts of
supernatural spiritual
realities of God
fulfilling divine acts
embodied in the
promise of sending of
the Holy Spirit
demonstrating
what God has
prepared for our
spiritual
transformation out of
darkness into His
marvelous
Light! The
gift of salvation is
fully supplied
greater than we can
possibly
imagine. faith
in Christ is our entry
point into that
which God has prepared
for those who love,
seek and obey him!
Eph
3:20 AMP
20 Now to
Him Who, by (in
consequence of)
the [action of
His] power that is
at work within us,
is able to [carry
out His purpose
and] do
superabundantly,
far over and above
all that we [dare]
ask or think
[infinitely beyond
our highest
prayers, desires,
thoughts, hopes,
or dreams]--
Why
do we need to
understand these
spiritual
realities?
It is the
Lord's desire to
empower every
believer for Kingdom
ministry that we
move in the
supernatural things
of the Spirit.
The gifts of the
Spirit belong to and
are administrated by
the Holy Ghost. They
are given to those
who hunger and
thirst for
relationship with
Him. As
we do, He reveals
His presence to
display the things
of the Father's
Will. The works of
the Lord Jesus
Christ made possible
the sending of the
Holy Spirit to
impart everything of
the Father through
the Son. The
Holy Spirit takes
the things of the
Son and declares,
discloses and
transmits them in
us and through us
for the edification
and maturing of the
Church.
God is moving in such
a wonderful manner in
His people's lives!
As we put Him and His
commissioned
ministries first in
our lives
out of joy for Who He
is...
He pours out blessings
that are hard for us
to contain!
These blessings flow
out of faithfulness to
His Will and out of
His Love!
In the message of the
Prophetic Voice
Newsletter 2008-6
titled: The
Kingdom of Heaven
is Here...that we
might KNOW....
The dire need to seek
the Holy Spirit is
re-presented and then
three powerful
questions asked.
They each relate to
Knowing the prophetic
things of God for our
lives.
The Father's Will is
that His Son, Christ,
is completely and
permanently formed
(molded) in each
believer. When
He has molded us, He
can build us and
change us into His
purposes for us.
Change is the hardest
challenge we face in
life for it requires
us to take steps into
the
unknown.
Change is
the greatest purpose
that God has for us:
Ephesians
4:13 KJV
13
Till we all come in
the unity of the
faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son
of God, unto a
perfect man, unto
the measure of the
stature of the
fulness of Christ:
The Bible
proclaims that the
Just shall live by
faith. What exactly
does this mean? We walk in a
realm where we do
not see by the
natural, but we call
those things that
are not as though
they are. It is the
Holy Spirit Who
administrates the
Spiritual Treasures
of God for each and
every Born-again
believer.
Spiritual
Gifts are
Treasures!
Spiritual Gifts are
given as major part
of the plan of God
to bestow His Love
upon us that we may
exercise that Love
to others!
We are not required
to work for God's
Treasures...
Treasures are those
spiritual things
given to us in our
salvation.
We are to seek
relationship with
our heart focused on
the Giver
and not on the
gifts. Why?
It is
God's will that we
purpose our hearts
on Him and
express our love
for Who is and not
on what He can do
for us. He
wants our acts to
be those which
characterize Him
since we are born
anew into his
Light!
It is
the intent of
our heart that
motivates God. He seeks
for pure hearts
and minds.
Gal
3:11-14 AMP
11 Now it
is evident that no
person is
justified
(declared
righteous and
brought into right
standing with God)
through the Law,
for the Scripture
says, The man in
right standing
with God [the
just, the
righteous] shall
live by and out of
faith and he who
through and by
faith is declared
righteous and in
right standing
with God shall
live. [Hab 2:4.]
12
But the Law does
not rest on faith
[does not require
faith, has nothing
to do with faith],
for it itself
says, He who does
them [the things
prescribed by the
Law] shall live by
them [not by
faith]. [Lev
18:5.] 13
Christ purchased
our freedom
[redeeming us]
from the curse
(doom) of the Law
[and its
condemnation] by
[Himself] becoming
a curse for us,
for it is written
[in the
Scriptures],
Cursed is everyone
who hangs on a
tree (is
crucified); [Deut
21:23.] 14
To the end that
through [their
receiving] Christ
Jesus, the
blessing
[promised] to
Abraham might come
upon the Gentiles,
so that we through
faith might [all]
receive [the
realization of]
the promise of the
[Holy] Spirit.
It is
in the realm
of the Holy
Spirit that
Life in the
Kingdom of
Heaven is
reality!
Rom
14:17-18 NKJV
7 For the
kingdom of God is
not eating and
drinking, but
righteousness and
peace and joy in
the Holy Spirit.18
For he who serves
Christ in these
things is
acceptable to God
and approved by
men.
The
Lord wants to take
you to another level
in relationship to
His blessings He has
provided for
you. Lack of
faith
(unfaithfulness) to
the "fore telling"
(prophetic) visions
placed in your heart
will cause the Lord
to withdraw (abort)
the
manifest blessings
He has ordained for
your life.
The Lord
Himself makes
solemn decrees
that His sensed
presence is, in part,
dependant on our
singleness of
heart.
Lev 20:7
7
Sanctify yourselves
therefore, and be ye
holy: for
I am the LORD your
God.
To sanctify
means to consecrate or
seperate ourselves to
the Lord.
This decree does not
only refer to our
spiritual lives, but
also to our daily
lives in following His
leading.
How can He direct our
paths if we remain
resistant to the
counsel of the Word of
God and His prophets?
In the
Prophetic Voice
Newsletter 2008-6,
you will read that
"The roots of
Christian inactivity
runs
deep.
People are not
motivated."
The cares of this
world have us
preoccupied.
All of us deal with
these elements. They
cause us to miss God
and subsequently, we
miss the time of His
visitation in our
lives."
Let us be strongly
encouraged to begin
making preparations to
receive
the blessings of
increase God has
ordained for us!
Making changes
requires that we set
aside the complacency
of routine
and status quo
actions. It
requires that we
continue to speak the
vision
of the changes in our
prayers as we plan and
prepare to pursue
the prophetic
vision. All four
of these (pray, plan,
prepare, pursue)
are intricate parts of
walking in the
destinies for our
lives.
We must learn to
spiritually understand
the ways of God.
It is our worship to
Him when we honor Him
and obey His leading.
He relates to us in
spirit and in
truth.
Therefore we must
relate to Him
in spirit and
truth. The gifts
of the Holy Spirit
equip us to relate to
God and to others in
His provisions of
supreme Love!
There is a
dynamic future waiting
on our obedience to
seek more of the Holy
Ghost! He does
not promise that the
transitions will be
easy nor does He
promise that they will
not cost us to give up
the things of our
will.
The gifts are free yet
there is a maturity
that is required to
walk in them.
First we must desire
all that God has given
to the church to
manifest in our lives.
There is a wide span
between coveting the
gifts and maturing in
the gifts. To
exercise in them
requires a childlike
heart of desire and
expectation.
They are given and
administrated by the
Holy Spirit.
His presence is
required in the
manifestation of the
gifts for they are
God's
alone.
Education and
discipleship on our
part is helpful for
spiritual
understanding, but
faith in our heart
that Jesus is the
Christ and the
giver releases the
Holy Spirit to
transmit the spiritual
graces into
action!
When we move in faith,
relying and trusting
in our Lord, His
promises are
demonstrated. The Holy
Spirit will overpower
you and
you will be amazed at
the desires placed
within you!
The only way you will
know the accuracy of a
"word of knowledge"
released to you is
when you begin to take
the steps of
preparation.
The entire Bible is
God's prophetic word
to his people.
It is the
"Word of Wisdom" and
the "Word of Knowledge."
To humble
yourself to the
path God has shown
you will require a
rearrangement of
your daily
stewardship of how
you spend your
time, energies and
money.
What
will you do?
What
EXPECTATIONS are
you willing to
place
into your mind and
Spirit?
Prov 23:7
7
For as he thinks in
his heart, so is he.
You
can become restored,
renewed, and
refreshed in the
provisions of
the abundant life
Christ has made
available to you.
1 Tim 1:14
14 And the
grace (unmerited favor
and blessing) of our
Lord [actually] flowed
out superabundantly
and beyond measure for
me, accompanied by
faith and love that
are [to be realized]
in Christ Jesus.
Eph 3:20
20
Now to Him Who, by
(in consequence of)
the [action of His]
power that is at
work within us, is
able to [carry out
His purpose and] do
superabundantly, far
over and above all
that we [dare] ask
or think [infinitely
beyond our highest
prayers, desires,
thoughts, hopes, or
dreams]--
It
is time for all
God's people to
reach for more of
Him through
communion with
Him...co-union.
You will KNOW that
you KNOW His Will as
you take
steps and test your
heart's desires.
Motivation
and
enthusiasm are the
results of the
activator key of
Faith. We
are given the key of
Faith and are to use
it to unlock the
things God has in
store for us.
Hebrews
11:6 KJV
6
But without faith it
is impossible to
please him: for he
that cometh to God must
believe that he is,
and that he is a
rewarder of them
that diligently seek
him.
One final
encouragement...
Jesus sets the example
for which is spoken in
this study.
As Jesus revealed the
Father, as He talked
about Him and His
Kingly rule
and demonstrated His
purposes, what is
unquestionaly revealed
is a relationship of
intimacy, not
formality.
You must talk daily to
God, to yourself and
those who can help
make
your dreams come
forth.
Repeatedly, Jesus
justifies His actions
with words to this
effect:
John
5:19 AMP
I assure
you, most solemnly I
tell you, the Son is
able to do nothing
of Himself (of His
own accord); but He
is able to do only
what He sees the
Father doing, for
whatever the Father
does is what the Son
does in the same way
[in His turn].
The
Comforter has come
to you and He has
made the Father's Will
KNOWN to you. It is
time to be about His
business for your
life. You
have the power to
justify your actions
with words to the
effect that
will bring your
faith into a greater
measure which will result
in your blessings of
great increase in
all areas of your
life.
=======================================
Now for our
deeper study in the
spiritual gifts ...
One of the most
dynamic works
surveying the
historical events and
the revealing and
disclosing nature of
the Holy Ghost is a
book
titled: Catch the
Fire written
by Guy Chevreau,
HarperCollins
Publishers.
It will challenge
you...but, know this
one thing... Guy
Chevreau writes
through extensive
research, and
spiritual truth.
He documents every
topic that is surveyed
about spiritual
experience in the Holy
Ghost.
He also writes from
his own experiences as
well as
witnessing the realm
of the supernatural in
it's diverse
manifestations in
myraids of others....
I, too, witness to the
awesomeness of our
Living magnificent
God!
That which Guy
Chevreau shares is
real! His
documentations are
accurate and it
requires expectation
and faith to enter
into Heavens
realm!
Many are not able to
believe the
supernatural because
of prior exposure
to doctrines that
teach contrary to the
spiritual realms of
the Holy
Spirit.
The places God has set
in order for the
church to travel are
not the things of the
designs of men.
They are the things of
God and He declares
emphatically that His
ways are not men's
ways and His thoughts
are not at the level
of men's finite
minds. He is
greater than anything
we can begin to
imagine and
experiences in Him are
expressed in words
such as miracles,
signs and
wonders.
It is an
awesome experience
to receive a touch
of the Holy One!
Just think about the
event when a woman
with an issue of
bleeding
for twelve years
touched the hem of the
Lord's garment...
(Matt. 9:20-22)
It is a realm we have
not as yet known, but
one into which we are
entering.!
It is
God's sovereign
choosing that He
gives the Holy
Spirit to
those who ask him
and keep on asking
Him.
When we seek
the communion of Holy
Ghost in our daily
lives it opens our
hearts that He may
empower us for Kingdom
ministry to move in
the supernatural
things of the Spirit!
Please take
the opportunity to
listen to the this
wonderful apostolic
message of the Truth
Giving Holy Spirit as
He demonstrates the
working
of His presence:
Audio #1 the 3rd
Dimension =======================================
Walking in
the Spirit
To
experience the
manifested
presence of God
there is a
component of faith
that has a part to
play. In all
things of the
Spirit, it takes a
step...
an action of
faith. It is
not by works of
which is
spoken. We
must position
ourselves to
receive of
God.
Desire
and expectation
are two dynamics
that God
rewards. We
must
be
willing
to
be
drawn
out
into His
glory. The Lord
wants to impart
great blessings
upon His
people.
These blessings
are 3-fold...
physical,
emotional and
spiritual.
God is preparing
his people for
these
blessings.
These blessings
will literally
overtake us!
We do not have
control of the
things of the
Spirit.
By faith, we can
exercise in them,
but it is God Who
manifests His will
and His ways.
In this
season of
2008, God is
preparing His
people to
carry the
anointings of
His manifested
presence.
He
is first calling
us to separate
from the ways of
the world to live
in the
Light of Truth,
Life and
Spirit. This
call is one to
seek Him with
renewed
hearts and minds.
For those who will
press into this
present move of
the Holy Spirit,
Father God is
empowering lives
with refreshing,
restoration and
healing.
This new move of
the Spirit also is
bringing a radical
deepening of
faith,
hope,
recommissioning
for ministry and
power released for
new aspects
of
ministry!
The bonds are
being broken...
new doors are
being opened!
The "ROCK" of cold
and hard
resistance of
pride and
arrogance is being
transformed into
the Rock of Psalm
40. The Rock of
Death is being
transformed into
the prophetic
vision Jesus spoke
regarding Peter's
revelation of the
Christ, the
Rock. And in
that revelation,
Jesus proclaims
the vision of God
that the gates of
hell would not
prevail against
the Kingdom of
God.
It is
imperative
that we
recognize how
much our
Heavenly
Father desires
to
confer the
spiritual
gifts of
wisdom and
vision, with
the knowledge
of Him
that they
bring.
He offers vast
resources of His
power which open
to those who have
faith.
Of special
consideration is
one's personal
experiences and
expectations
of Gods manifest
presence.
With expectancy we
are allowed and
enabled to "see,
hear or feel"His
presence in us,
around us and upon
us
Ps
139:7 AMP
Where
could I go
from Your
Spirit? Or
where could I
flee from Your
presence?
God is
omnipresent
every moment,
at all times,
in every
place, but
yet, we Now
can experience
Him as a
person working
in our lives just
as Jesus was
aware of the
Father's will
by the
anointing
presence of
the Holy
Spirit.
All
things are
possible with
God.
He can
localize and
actualize
Himself in any
manner of His
will.
Manifestation
or
revealing
of
the
Holy
Spirit's
work are
personal and
subjective...
to see, hear,
to feel. The
wonderful ways
of the Holy
Spirit is to
encounter us
with
revelation and
touch.
He is the
Helper and the
Comforter.
The
physical
responses to a
touch of the
Lord are
usually very
dramatic.
The human body
is effected
with His
affective
presence! Here
are various
manifestations
recorded in
the Bible and
experienced
experientially...
► Have
seen the Lord
or seen His
Glory
►
Dreams
► Open
Visions
► Audible
Words
► Words
Spoken within
the heart, but
words
nonetheless
► Words
that leave no
doubt as to
Who spoke them
► The
Lord's
Physical Touch
► The
Lord's Healing
Hand ► The
Hand of
Blessing ► Smelling
the Presence
of God
Futher
study forth
coming... 1.
The
manifestation
gifts 2.
The
equipping
gifts 3.
The
body ministry
gifts
Growth
in
the Spirit is the
divine process of
the Body maturing
into
the image of
Christ.
Growth is achieved
by gaining
knowledge and
understanding
through the Word
of God and the
experiences of our
Spirit guided
life.
Growth is
dependent on
the watering of
the Word of God
by the anointing
presence of the
Holy Spirit!
Ephesians
5:26-27
AMP
So
that
He might sanctify
her, having
cleansed her by
the washing
of water with the
Word,
27 That He might
present the church
to Himself in
glorious splendor,
without spot or
wrinkle or any
such things [that
she might be holy
and faultless].
The Holy
Spirit is God,
He is the
Spirit of
Truth!
It is His
mission to
administer and
mold us into
the image
Christ.
►We
recognize
that the gifts and
callings of Christ
enable the Church
to grow.
They are commended
by Christ and
given to the
church
as empowered by
the Holy Spirit. ►
We recognize that
the spiritual
gifts when
appointed, enables
one
to perform in the
supernatural
dimension of the
Holy Ghost above
the abilities of
man.
(One who functions
in gifts through
secondary
("natural")
talents and
abilities is
demonstrating
through the grace
endowments of God
and not through
the supernatural.)
1
Corinthians
12:1-12 AMP
12:1 NOW
ABOUT the
spiritual gifts
(the special
endowments of
supernatural
energy),
brethren, I do
not want you to
be misinformed. 2 You
know that when
you were
heathen, you
were led off
after idols that
could not speak
[habitually] as
impulse directed
and whenever the
occasion might
arise. 3
Therefore I want
you to
understand that
no one speaking
under the power
and influence of
the [Holy]
Spirit of God
can [ever] say,
Jesus be
cursed!
And no one can
[really] say,
Jesus is [my]
Lord, except by
and under the
power and
influence of the
Holy Spirit. 4 Now
there are
distinctive
varieties and
distributions of
endowments (gifts,
extraordinary
powers
distinguishing
certain
Christians, due
to the power
of divine grace
operating in
their souls by
the Holy Spirit)
and they
vary, but the
[Holy] Spirit
remains the
same. 5 And
there are
distinctive
varieties of
service and
ministration, but it is
the same Lord
[Who is served]. 6 And
there are
distinctive
varieties of
operation [of
working to
accomplish
things], but it
is the same God
Who inspires and
energizes them
all in all. 7 But to
each one is
given the
manifestation of
the [Holy]
Spirit [the
evidence,
the
spiritual
illumination
of
the
Spirit] for good
and profit. 8 To one
is given in and
through the
[Holy] Spirit
[the power to
speak] a message
of wisdom, and
to another [the
power to
express] a word of
knowledge and
understanding
according to the
same [Holy]
Spirit; 9 To
another
[wonder-working]
faith by the
same [Holy]
Spirit, to
another the
extraordinary
powers of
healing by the
one Spirit; 10 To
another the
working of
miracles, to
another
prophetic
insight (the gift
of interpreting
the divine will
and purpose); to
another the ability
to discern and
distinguish
between [the
utterances of
true] spirits
[and false
ones], to
another various
kinds of
[unknown]
tongues, to
another the
ability to
interpret [such]
tongues. 11 All
these [gifts,
achievements,
abilities] are
inspired and
brought to pass
by one and the
same [Holy]
Spirit, Who
apportions to
each person
individually
[exactly] as He
chooses. 12 For
just as the body
is a unity and
yet has many
parts, and all
the parts,
though many,
form [only] one
body, so it is
with Christ the
Messiah, the
Anointed
one). AMP