- Foundational Gift Of Salvation. I Cor 12:3
1. Holy Spirit leads to the Lordship of Christ. 12:3
- Categories Of Gifts. 1 Cor. 12:4-6
- Motivations. v 4
- Ministries., v 5
- Manifestations. v 6
- Spiritual Gifts and You I Cor. 12:7-18
You have some. Verses 7 and 11
Not everyone has the same gift. Verses 8-11
Every gift is important. Verses 12-17
All gifts are pleasing to God. Verse 18
THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT I
Corinthians 12:13
- Who is being baptized? All persons were
being baptized
- Who administered the baptism? The Holy Spirit
- The baptism of the Holy Spirit is
mentioned seven times in theScripture,
and only explained once. The explanation is in this verse.
- Into what
are we immersed? The Body, which is the Church.
List the eight categories of gifts
by their importance. I Cor. 12:28-31
1._________________________________ healings
2._________________________________ teachers
3._________________________________ miracles
4._________________________________ helps,
Service
5._________________________________ Apostles
6._________________________________
Organization-Administration
7._________________________________ tongues
8._________________________________ prophets
THE TRUTH ABOUT
TONGUES I Corinthians 14:1-40
It is not helpful to the entire body unless there is an
interpretation. Verse 5
- Emphasizing tongues is selfish. Verses
6-11
- Seeking the gift of tongues is never encouraged. v 12-17, &
37-39
It is a gift given by God. Verse 18
a. Never forced on one person by another.
Tongues are given primarily to warn the
unsaved. v 22-23
a. It is a foreign language
- Speaking in a tongue is never promoted
above the clear preaching of the truth. v 1-
5a - 39a,
- Speaking in tongues is not to be
forbidden. Verse 39
SEVEN RULES CONCERNING THE SPEAKING
IN TONGUES I Corinthians 14:26-40
- Tongues, like every other gift, must
be done to edify the church. v.26
- Only two or three, at the most, should speak in tongues. V. 27
- Only one person at a time should speak in tongues. v 27
- There must be an interpreter or do not tongue speaking. v 28
- All things are to be done decently and in order. v 33
- No women are to speak in tongues. v 34
- All of the above rules are to be acknowledge. v 37-38
a. Paul's writing is the Word of God. v
37
b. If a person
claims to be spiritual, that person will recognize Paul's rules. v 38
Some Of The Information above Is
Greatly Influenced by a Tape by Dr Paige Patterson, President
of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Fort Worth Texas.
