The Life & Teaching of Paul
Spiritual Gifts, part 1
1 Corinthians 12-13
Christopher W. Martin © 2019
I. The Problem in Corinth
· Gifts in the early church
· God’s Blueprint
o Romans 12:4-6
o Ephesians 4:16
· Non-Use & Abuse
II. Understanding & Properly Using Your Spiritual Gifts
A. The Source and Purpose of Spiritual Gifts (12:4-7)
· Varieties
· Source
· Purpose
B. Types of Spiritual Gifts (12:8-11 & other texts)
· From “the 4 lists”
A note on Timing & Development
A note on Giftedness vs. Normalcy
Other Candidates for Gifts
o Hospitality (Romans 12:13, 1 Peter 4:9, 1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:8)
o Mercy (Matthew 5:7; & 9:35-36; Mark 9:41; Romans 12:8; 1 Thess. 5:14)
o Pastor/Shepherd (John 10:1-18; Eph. 4:11-14; 1 Tim. 3:1-7; 1 Peter 5:1-3)
o Intercessory Prayer (James 1:6 & 5:14-16, Heb. 7:25, Coloss.1:9-12, 4:12-13)
o Celibacy (1 Corinthians 7:7)
C. Unified but Diversified (12:12-19)
D. Interdependence, not Independence (12:20-31)
E. The Necessary Predicate to use your Gifts – Love of Others
The Preeminence of Love (13:1-3)
The Pattern of Love (13:4-7)
Patient
Kind
Not jealous
Does not brag
Not arrogant
Not unbecomingly
Does not seek his/her own
Not provoked
Does not account for a w wrong suffered
Does not rejoice in unrighteousness
Rejoices with truth
Enduringly and hopefully protective
· The Permanence of Love (13:8-13)
III. Application
· A Warning about Spiritual Gifts Tests
· A Start: https://www.freeshapetest.com/
Note: my email is martin@mdjwlaw.com
