stuff we went over week before test Flashcards
definition of spiritual gifts
- a spiritual gift is a special ability given by the Holy Spirit to every member of the body of Christ so that the body might carry out of Christ’s mission in the world
does everyone have spiritual gifts?
yes
who distributes the spiritual gifts to believers
God
Holy Spirit
Jesus
how to discover your spiritual gifts
- entreat god
- explore possibilites
- examine your feelings
- experiment with as many as possible
- evaluate your effectiveness
- expect confirmation from the body of Chrsit
avoid…
gift projection
gift elevation
gift stagnation
what are the purpose of spiritual gifts?
to edify or build up the body of christ
to unify the church
to glorify god
to help the church accomplish irs mission
love
purpose of the law
protects
and points out sin
misuse of the law
you cannot just keep the law and earn salvation
ceremonial law
spoken by moses
written by moses in book
plased outside the ark
ended at the cross
sacrifices, offering, a ‘shadow’ of the cross
moral law
spoke out by god
weitten by god in stone
placed inside the ark
stands forever
eternal principles to stand for all times