The Gift, Then and Now

Read 1 Corinthians 14:1 and compare the difference list in 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, 27-31; Romans 12:3-8; and Ephesians 4:11,12. Were those gifts given only to the New Testament believers? Why are the gifts available today?............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Read Ephesians 4:11-13, especially verse 13, which say: "till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (NKJV0). What does this tell us about the present need for the gifts in the church?........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Note, As long as the church is called to prepare the world for Christ's second coming, God will not leave the members of the church without help in fulfilling their mission.

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