Is This, Truth?

1 Corinthians 12: 1-30

All Of Jesus Christ Anointed And Chosen Ministry Gifts Must Be On The Pay Roll, And Not Just The Preachers.

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The variety of use of spiritual gifts is shown. (1-11) In the human body, every member has its place and use. (12-26) This is applied to the church of Christ. (27-30) And there is something more excellent than spiritual gifts. (31)

Spiritual gifts were extraordinary powers bestowed in Christ Church, to convince unbelievers, and to spread the gospel. Gifts and graces greatly differ. Both were freely given by God. But where grace is given, it is for the salvation of those who have Him. Gifts are for the advantage and blessings of others in the household of faith, and there may be great gifts where there is no grace. The extraordinary gifts of the Holy Spirit were chiefly exercised in the assemblies, where the Corinthians seem to have made displays of them, wanting in the spirit of piety, and of Christian love. While heathens, they had not been influenced by the Spirit of Christ. No one can call Christ Lord, without have the Holy Ghost and believing dependence upon Him, unless that faith is wrought by the Holy Ghost. No one could believe with their heart, or prove by just words only, that Jesus was Christ, unless by the Holy Ghost. There are various gifts, and various offices to perform, but all proceed from one God, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, One Spirit; that is, from God who is The Father of us All, and all those who are chosen and anointed must me bless by the ministry financially. No minister or member has them merely for themselves. They are for the blessings and profits of His saints, the Church, the more will they turn to his own account. The gifts mentioned appear to mean exact understanding, and uttering the doctrines of the Christian faith and fellowship; the knowledge of mysteries and gifts to give advice and counsel. Also the gift of healing the sick, the working of miracles, and to explain Scripture by a peculiar gift of the Spirit, and ability to speak and interpret languages. If we have any knowledge of the truth, or any power to make it known, we must give all the glory of God. The greater the gifts are, the more the possessor is exposed to temptations, and the larger is the measure of grace needed to keep him humble and spiritual; and he will meet with more painful experiences and humbling dispensations. We have little cause to glory in any gifts bestowed on us, or to despise those who have them not.

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Christ and His church form One Body, as Jesus is the Head of. Christians Believers become members of His body by faith in Him. The outward rite is of Divine institution; it is a sign of the new birth and is called therefore the washing of regeneration, Titus 3:5. But it is by the Spirit, only by the renewing of the Holy Ghost, that we are made members of Christ's body. And by communion with Christ at the Lord's supper, we are strengthened, not by drinking the wine, but by drinking into One Holy Spirit. Each member has its form, place, and use as God has placed them. The meanest makes a part of the body. There must be a Oneness and Unity with the members of the body in Love. So Christ's members have different gifts and different places but we all have the very same Spirit. We should do the duties of our own callings, and not murmur, or quarrel with others. All the members of the body are useful and necessary to each other. Nor is there a member of the body of Christ, but may and ought to be useful to fellow members. As in the natural body of a man, the members should be closely united by the strongest bonds of Love; the good of the whole should be the object of all. All Christians are dependent one upon another; each is to expect and receive help from the rest. Let us then have more of the same spirit of union in our common faith.

Contempt, hatred, envy, and strife, are very unnatural in Christ Believers. It is like the members of the same body being without concern for one another or quarreling with each other. The proud, contentious spirit that prevailed, as to spiritual gifts, was thus condemned. The offices and gifts, or favors, dispensed by the Holy Spirit, are noticed. Chief ministers are for services to the saints; persons enabled to interpret Scripture; those who laboured in word and doctrine; those who had gift to heal diseases; such as helped the sick and weak; such as disposed of the money given in charity by the church, and managed the affairs of the church; and such as could speak divers languages. What holds the last and lowest rank in this list, is the power to speak languages; how vain, if a man does so merely to amuse or to exalt himself! See the distribution of these gifts, not to every one alike, verses 29,30. This was to make the church all one as if the body were all ear or all eye. The Spirit distributes to every one as He will. We must be content though we are lower and less than others. We must not despise others if we have greater gifts. How blessed the Christ Jesus Church, if all the members did their duty! Instead of coveting the highest stations, or the most splendid gifts, let us leave the appointment of his instruments to God, and those in whom he works by his providence. Remember, those will not be approved hereafter who seek the chief places, but those who are most faithful to the trust placed in them, and most diligent. do you get paid for being the brain alone, do not every member of your body get you where you need to go, and should be respected, honored and taking care of? We must support and help finically every gifted and anointed member of Jesus Christ body, His Church and Not ours. Amen.

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2 Corinthians 9:7

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