ListenDaily - 02 February 2009; POWER!!!
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
To one there is given...to another miraculous powers...
From 1 Corinthians 12 (find these or any other passages at www.Biblegateway.org)
"Miraculous powers..."
I have to honest here; the idea of there being even more powers than those listed (wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, prophecy, distinguishing between spirits, speaking in and interpretation of tongues) makes me pause for a moment.
What else could there be?
For examples, I would think we should look at the miracles performed by 'ordinary people' in the New Testament. Demons were cast out, people were healed, and they were not all pleasant...Acts 13 tells of a man going blind, through Paul.
So it seems that these "miraculous powers" could be referring to things in our list as well as other miracles, as deemed necessary by God.
A question is; do these same things happen today? Are these "miraculous powers", or any of the gifts of the Spirit still available today?
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Questions:
1. Do you accept, reject, or feel unsure about these gifts?
2. Do the leaders of your church discuss them?
3. Why do we not see more manifestations of the gifts?
INTERESTING THOUGHT:
As our Lord asked the sick man whether he wished to be healed, so, without our consent,
He will not save us; and sinners are without excuse for not consenting to the will of the Lord and their own salvation."
Cardinal Bonaventura
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