Where is teaching on 'gifts of the Spirit?”

Aquila · #1 01-09-2014, 07:38 AM

I believe that there is a very subtle rise in "seers". These are devout Christians who are willing to delve into the spiritual dimensions of the Spiritual Gifts. They often attend churches but don't pastor. You often have to seek them out and go to their homes to seek a personal Word from God. Sometimes "Seers" hold studies and "development groups" to assist believers with opening up to the Spiritual Gifts and using them in a more controlled environment. It's a different approach from the traditional approach of just thinking that the spiritual gifts will "just manifest" and things will "just happen" on their own during a "church service".

For example, they will explain what the four different kinds of "visions" are:

Dreams
Inner Vision
Open Heavens Vision
Spiritual Vision In Translation

They also help define the Gifts of the Spirit for the believer in more solid terms. For example the gifts are as follows:

Word of Wisdom - Divine wisdom or insight about a situation that is delivered straight from God.

Word of Knowledge - The impartation of knowledge pertaining to a person, situation, or chain of events that the gift holder could not have known by any natural means.

Discernment of Spirits - The ability to supernaturally know the motive of a human spirit or the presence and nature of spiritual beings (human, angel, demon).

Gift of Faith - The impartation of supernatural faith that defies all logic in a given, seemingly hopeless, situation or circumstance.

Gifts of Healing - The impartation of the power to heal various maladies in the body, soul, or spirit.

Gift of Miracles - The impartation of the power to pray and have prayers answered, even if the outcome requires supernatural means that defy the laws of nature.

Gift of Tongues - The impartation of the ability to speak a message directly from God "in the Spirit" or to supernaturally "pray in the Spirit".

Gift of Interpretation of Tongues - The impartation of the ability to "interpret" (not translate) unknown tongues spoken under the "Gift of Tongues" before listeners.

Gift of Prophesy - The impartation of the ability to speak a message directly from God concerning the future or a present spiritual reality or situation ("Thus saith the LORD...").

Development groups can be fun and very inspiring. They can build great confidence with regards to following the Spirit in the realm of the gifts.

Dordrecht · #2 01-09-2014, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquila

I believe that there is a very subtle rise in "seers". These are devout Christians who are willing to delve into the spiritual dimensions of the Spiritual Gifts. They often attend churches but don't pastor. You often have to seek them out and go to their homes to seek a personal Word from God. Sometimes "Seers" hold studies and "development groups" to assist believers with opening up to the Spiritual Gifts and using them in a more controlled environment. It's a different approach from the traditional approach of just thinking that the spiritual gifts will "just manifest" and things will "just happen" on their own during a "church service".

For example, they will explain what the four different kinds of "visions" are:

Dreams
Inner Vision
Open Heavens Vision
Spiritual Vision In Translation

They also help define the Gifts of the Spirit for the believer in more solid terms. For example the gifts are as follows:

Word of Wisdom - Divine wisdom or insight about a situation that is delivered straight from God.

Word of Knowledge - The impartation of knowledge pertaining to a person, situation, or chain of events that the gift holder could not have known by any natural means.

Discernment of Spirits - The ability to supernaturally know the motive of a human spirit or the presence and nature of spiritual beings (human, angel, demon).

Gift of Faith - The impartation of supernatural faith that defies all logic in a given, seemingly hopeless, situation or circumstance.

Gifts of Healing - The impartation of the power to heal various maladies in the body, soul, or spirit.

Gift of Miracles - The impartation of the power to pray and have prayers answered, even if the outcome requires supernatural means that defy the laws of nature.

Gift of Tongues - The impartation of the ability to speak a message directly from God "in the Spirit" or to supernaturally "pray in the Spirit".

Gift of Interpretation of Tongues - The impartation of the ability to "interpret" (not translate) unknown tongues spoken under the "Gift of Tongues" before listeners.

Gift of Prophesy - The impartation of the ability to speak a message directly from God concerning the future or a present spiritual reality or situation ("Thus saith the LORD...").

Development groups can be fun and very inspiring. They can build great confidence with regards to following the Spirit in the realm of the gifts.

This should all be in operation in the church today.
Many churches fight against it. It's another way of satan coming into the body of Christ and disturbing the works of the Spirit. Many in leadership fall for it and in the process down grade the church to a social club.

Aquila · #3 01-09-2014, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Dordrecht

This should all be in operation in the church today.
Many churches fight against it. It's another way of satan coming into the body of Christ and disturbing the works of the Spirit. Many in leadership fall for it and in the process down grade the church to a social club.

A lot of believers are afraid of the "spiritual" elements of the faith. We've become more focused on doctrines and concepts and have neglected the "experiential" side of the doctrines and concepts we claim to believe.

Development groups are good. They help to properly recognize and understand the gifts when they are in operation. They also help to recognize the limitations each gift has within a given individual.