Spiritual Gifts

"Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware." I Cor 12:1

One of the concerns of many Christians today is the subject of spiritual gifts. While the controversy about them seems to have quieted down in the last few years, the teaching, theology, and doctrinal error has not. I am always amazed how people can read the Bible and then teach and believe what they do.

When it comes to spiritual gifts, there are those who abuse them, and there are those who ignore them. We are in many ways a generation much like the Corinthians and when we study First Corinthians we must always keep in the back of our minds I Corinthians 3:3. This letter is a letter of correction, not praise. Three chapters are written to correct their poor doctrine, wrong teaching, and utter abuse of the gifts.

When you come to a passage like I Corinthians 12:14, you face two major problems; one bad theology or second, pre-conceived theology. There are many who are emotionally invested in what they think or want to believe.

The bottom line, we need to know what God's Word teaches, not what we think it says, or believe what we want to think it says. We need to lay our prejudice, pre-conceived ideas, and emotional hang-ups aside, and study the Word of God.

Lord, give me an understanding heart to know your Word.