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Number 5 Flashcards

1
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What is the definition of spiritual gift

A

a supernatural ability given by Christ through the Holy Spirit to the believer at the moment of his salvation.

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Background of false Spiritual Gifts…the Corinthians, who were once led away by these false experiences, were now bringing them into the church and mistaking them for the work of the Holy Spirit

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The temple of Aphrodite (a fertility goddess) at Corinth, with its 1000 ritual priestesses or prostitutes, was dedicated to the Greek form of Semerimus.
Two key rituals practiced by the Corinthian mystery religions was Ecstasy and Enthusiasm

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What is Ecstasy?

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A false Spiritual gift, the worshipper experienced an exhilarating feeling of closeness, union, and oneness with their god and a practice called “glossei” or speaking in false tongues, an estatic babel which they felt was a heavenly prayer language, the language of gods, above mere human speech.

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What is Enthusiasm?

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A false Spiritual Gift which included mantric formulas (the repetition of a word, phrase, or song) which worked adherents into a hypnotic trancelike state where they experienced supposed visitations from their false deity (or demon), including revelatory and prophetic visions and dreams.

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5
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Paul’s message to the Corinthians was obviously not that all religious experiences, tongues, revelations. or visions were false.

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TRUE

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Paul’s message was that the simple fact that a person has had any of the experiences of tongues, revelations, etc does not automatically guarantee that the experience was from God, even if the person is a Christian. We are commanded to ___ ___ ___

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Try the Spirits

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7
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____, not ____ is the test of truth.

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Scripture, Experience

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8
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All the different Spiritual gifts have one source, which is ?

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The Holy Spirit

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9
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Paul corrects the Corinthians misconception that the possession of certain spiritual gifts, especially the more showy supernatural ones and in particular tongues, made you more spiritual than those possessing Lesser service gifts.

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TRUE

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10
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The Holy Spirit gives ____________ believer spiritual gifts

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every

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11
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The reason God gives Spiritual gifts is for the _____ profit or ______ of the church as the Body of Christ and thereby to ______God.

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corporate, edification, glorify

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12
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The Holy Spirit gives different gifts to ____________ believers.

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different

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13
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There is no gift that _____ believers should seek and no Christian will receive ____ the Spiritual gifts.

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All, All

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14
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The ________ _________, not the believer, determines which gifts will be given to each Christian.

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Holy Spirit

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15
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We are also to serve together in ________ as one body, loving and caring for one another.

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Unity

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16
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Each believer must use our gift or out entire ______ will suffer.

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Church

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17
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No believer should _____ the gifts of others for every one has vital role in the church.

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envy

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18
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No believer should think their gift is the ____ or ____ important.

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most, least

19
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We are to use our gift in ______ to edify others, not edify or exalt ourselves

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love

20
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We are not to seek a ______ more ______ gift.

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single, prominent

21
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We are not to serve the Lord and others ___________ in the area of our gift, but should rather have a caring concern for others.

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only

22
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Spiritual Gifts fall into _____ categories

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three

23
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1st category - Certain gifts were given to convey new ____________ and divine information in order to complete the New Testament

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Revelation

24
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2nd category - Certain gifts were given to be miraculous ____gifts to confirm the ______gifts and reveal the ______ and authority of the Apostles and leaders of the early church as the true spokesmen of God and authors of Scripture

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sign, Revelatory, identity

25
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3rd category - Certain gifts were given as __________________Gifts

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Service

26
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The supernatural enablement to heal anyone of any ailment, illness, or injury at will (including death), in response to a word or touch, with or without faith on the part of the one being healed.

A

Healings

27
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The gift of __________ was temporary, but the miracle of ______ in answer to prayer was not.

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healing, healing

28
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God’s method for healing today is _______

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Prayer

29
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The teaching that the gift of healings passed in no way denies God’s _________to heal today. it simply means that you must no more go through a faith healer for healing than you must go through a priest for confession and forgiveness.

A

power

30
Q

There are _____ views on the nature of the gift of Tongues

A

two

31
Q

The first view on the gift of Tongues. The Heavenly ___________Language view.

A

Prayer,
this view see tongues as ecstatic, angelic, heavenly utterances, rather than human language.

32
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The second view on the gift of Tongues, The _______ _______Languages view

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Unknown Human -which our instructor holds this view. It teaches that Bible Tongue were the supernatural ability to suddenly be able to speak the message of God in a human language of which the speaker had no prior understanding.

33
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The primary purpose of Tongues was therefore to be a Sign of (what?)____________ upon (Who?)_______ Israel, which judgement took place in (When?) AD_____

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Judgement, Unbelieving Israel, AD 70.

34
Q

_____ gifts are to be used to edify others

A

ALL

35
Q

No more than ____ or at the most _____ are to speak in tongues in a service

A

2, 3

36
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No two people are to speak in tongues or prophecy at the same _____

A

time

37
Q

No one is to speak in tongues without an ____________

A

Interpreter

38
Q

Gifts are to be _______ and ___________ by Scripture, not accepted without discernment.

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judged and examined

39
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Gifts are to be under _______________

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control

40
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Gifts are not to cause _______ or _______ in the Church Services

A

confusion, chaos

41
Q

__________ are not to speak in the church in tongues or prophecy or in teaching or preaching

A

Women

42
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Those claiming to be spiritual must _____ their gifts by _______ and submit themselves to these limits.

A

test, Scripture

43
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1 Corinthians 13:8 indicates that the __________ and __________gifts would cease with the coming of that which is perfect and that the instructor’s view of that which is perfect is the ________

A

Revelatory and sign gifts, Bible

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