I recently revisited a devotional on the topic of living with discernment based on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis (1380–1471), a monk from the Monastery of Mount St. Agnes in the Netherlands. (You can find the devotional I reference [here].) Every time I read the following passage, I am amazed at how…
The spiritual gifts and the fruit of the Spirit are interconnected aspects of the Christian life, working together to reflect the character of Christ and build up His Church. While spiritual gifts are specific abilities given by the Holy Spirit to empower believers for service (e.g., teaching, healing, prophecy, administration), the fruit of the Spirit…
Michael Mooney, Executive Elder with the National Association of Christian Ministers (NACM), posted a paper on the differing views on the Spiritual Gift of Tongues. I am reposting it here, with Michael’s permission. A link to the Tongues: Considering the Views article is here. TONGUES: CONSIDERING THE CESSATIONIST VS. CONTINUATIONIST VIEWS National Association of Christian…
You have been praying to discern your spiritual gifts. You have read and meditated on the verses in the Bible regarding the gifts. Perhaps you have used our online Spiritual Gifts Assessment tool to point you in the right direction. And now you feel strongly that you have discovered one or more of your spiritual…
The Apostle Paul wrote extensively in the first letter to the Corinthians about the spiritual gifts. Before we study this text, it is important to keep in mind what kind of situation the city of Corinth was in when Paul wrote this letter. There were at least ten different temples to various Greek gods, the…