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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea
For what it's worth verse 9 uses the plural of the word Charisma ... in the Greek text ....
Charisma
xa/risma from (5483)Transliterated WordPhonetic Spelling Charisma khar'-is-mah
Definition - a favour with which one receives without any merit of his own
- the gift of divine grace
- the gift of faith, knowledge, holiness, virtue
- the economy of divine grace, by which the pardon of sin and eternal salvation is appointed to sinners in consideration of the merits of Christ laid hold of by faith
- grace or gifts denoting extraordinary powers, distinguishing certain Christians and enabling them to serve the church of Christ, the reception of which is due to the power of divine grace operating on their souls by the Holy Spirit
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The Greek word "kharisma" is actually more rightly interpreted "divine favor". It come from the word "kharizesthai" which means - TO FAVOR. And the root of that is "kharis" is simply the noun "favor" The word is completely consistent with talents as opposed to miraculous supernatural manifestations
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