Gifts Of The Holy Spirit Flashcards
Wisdom
Think deeply about things.The gift of wisdom allows someone to order all things in accordance with God’s will. This gift has an element of contemplation—or a deep thought process of the divine. The gift of wisdom includes practicality in human acts. Wisdom
sees all things with a supernatural value—good, joyful,
sorrowful, successful and even painful things.
Understanding
Have compassion for others. The gift of understanding is a gift that gives deeper insight to a revealed truth. This gift allows someone to go beyond the surface of a revealed truth and penetrate into the heart of the truth. The gift of understanding can also help reveal the ways in which God is moving in someone’s life.
Knowledge
Information to make good descisions. The gift of knowledge isn’t a gift that will make you smarter. The gift of knowledge allows our intellect make the right judgment on how earthly things are related to
eternal life and Christian perfection. Knowledge helps
show us that the worth and value of earthly things so that
they cannot block our union with God. Although earthly
materials hold very minimal value, the gift of knowledge
helps us use earthy goods in a holy way as instruments
for union with God.
Counsel
Right judgement. The gift of counsel helps a person discern what acts are good and should be done and what acts are evil and should be avoided. The gift of counsel helps preserve a
good conscience and gives others counsel in matters of personal holiness.
Fortitude
Courage and strength. The gift of fortitude allows a person to overcome difficulties and endure pain and suffering with the strength infused by God. In other words, the gift of fortitude helps
someone grow stronger in hardship, stand against evil and
persevere to everlasting life. Fortitude also carries with it a
confidence in the success of suffering. It gives someone
the ability to live heroically, suffer with patience and joy
and overcome lukewarmness.
Piety
Reverence. The gift of piety allows a person to give worship to God as Father. Through this gift of worship a person is able
to see and love people as God’s children. This gift helps
us fulfill the commandments: love God above all else and
love your neighbor as yourself. Describing someone as
“pious” means he or she is devoted to God in a daily life of
reverence and prayer. He or she treats others with respect
and dignity.
Fear of the lord
Wonder and awe. Afraid of being separated from god. The gift of Fear of the Lord is the foundation for all the other gifts of the Spirit. From this gift, all the other gifts arise. Fear of the Lord (also called wonder and awe) allows a person be detached from sin and material goods out
of love and reverence for God. Fear of the Lord is not the type of where person loves and serves God because he or she is afraid of punishment or judgment. This fear is motivated by love of God because we are his
children.
