Gifts of the Holy Spirit

2022-01-16

Spiritual gifts were initially given to us by the Son of God, as He tells us, “When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men” (Ephesians 4:8). The context is clearly the Son. However, these gifts are used by the Spirit when we are led of Him:

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit... (1 Corinthians 12:7-8)

He then enumerates examples of the different gifts. They are called spiritual gifts for a reason. These are not our abilities. These are things the Lord has given us that the Spirit uses: “But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will” (1 Corinthians 12:11). They are used by the Spirit to edify the other members of the body of Christ.