The Seven Gifts Of The Holy Spirit

Question 1

Understanding

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Answer 1

This gift allows someone to go beyond the surface of a revealed truth and penetrate into the heart of the truth

This is a gift that gives deeper insight to a revealed truth

This gift can help reveal the ways in which god is moving in someone’s life

Question 2

Counsel

Answer 2

This gift help a person discern what acts are good and what should be done and what acts are evil and should be avoided

The gift counsel helps preserve a good conscience and gives others counsel in matters of personal holiness

The discernment of the actions leads a person to ask if this will lead me into holiness or away from holiness

Question 3

Fortitude

Answer 3

This gift allows a person to overcome difficulties and endure pain and suffering with the strength infused by god

It gives someone the ability to live heroically, suffer with patience and joy and overcome lukewarmness

Also carries with it confidence in the success of suffering

Question 4

Knowledge

Answer 4

This gift allows our intellect make the right judgement on how earthly things are related to eternal life and Christian perfection

Knowledge helps show us that the worth and value of earthly things

Knowledge produces three things
Introspection detachments and repentance

Question 5

Pitey

Answer 5

This gift allows a person to give worship to god as father

To love god above all

Question 6

Fear of the lord

Answer 6

This gift is the foundation for all the other gifts of the spirt

This fear is motivated by love of god because we are his children

This gift brings about a sense of adoration and respect for Gods majesty and a sense of hate to sin

Question 7

Wisdom

Answer 7

This gift allows someone to order all things in accordance with gods will