GOD'S SPIRITUAL GIFTS

 ( GOD'S SPIRITUAL GIFTS )

YOU AND YOUR RELIGIOUS LEADERS MUST STOP TRYING TO CORRECT, GOD:

Truthfully Straight Out Of God's Word!!!

Apostle James R, Winfree Sr.

There are three biblical lists of the “gifts of the Spirit,” also known as spiritual gifts. The three main passages describing the spiritual gifts are ( Romans 12:6–8; 1) ( Corinthians 12:4–11;) and ( 1 Corinthians 12:28 ). We could also include ( Ephesians 4:11), but that is a list of offices within the church, not spiritual gifts, per see.

The spiritual gifts identified in Romans 12 are prophesying, serving, teaching, encouraging, giving, leadership, and mercy. The list in (1 Corinthians 12:4–11 ) includes Apostles, Prophets, Teachers, the Word of Wisdom, the Word of Knowledge, Faith, Healing, Miraculous powers, Prophecy, distinguishing between spirits, Speaking in Tongues, and Interpretation of Tongues. The list in ( 1 Corinthians 12:28 ) includes Healings, Helps, Governments, Diversities of Tongues. A brief description of each gift follows:

But your religious fellowships and groups have only the Pastors, Bishops, and Founders and they are in charge of everything in their many idol temples, being themselves out of biblical order, the Churches that Jesus Christ Birth and established are on His Apostles, Prophets and Jesus Himself being The Cheif Cornerstone.

Prophecy – properly means “a speaking forth.” According to Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, the word refers to “discourse emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God, whether by reproving and admonishing the wicked, or comforting the afflicted, or revealing things hidden; especially by foretelling future events.”

To prophesy is to declare the divine will, to interpret the purposes of God, or to make known in any way the truth of God that is designed to influence God's sons and daughters.

Serving – Also referred to as “ministering,” the Greek word Diakonia, from which we get the English “Deacon,” means service of any kind, the broad application of practical help to those in need first in God's household of faith.

Teaching – This gift involves the analysis and proclamation of the Word of God, explaining the meaning, context, and application to the hearer’s life. The gifted Teacher has the unique ability to clearly instruct and communicate knowledge, specifically the doctrines of the faith.

Encouraging – Also called “Exhortation,” this gift is evident in those who consistently call upon others to heed and follow God’s truth, which may involve correction or building Christ's spiritual Churches up by strengthening weak faith or comforting in trials.

Giving – Gifted givers are those who joyfully share what they have with others, whether it is financial, material, or the giving of personal time and attention. The giver is concerned for the needs of others and seeks opportunities to share goods, money, and time with them as needs arise. Take note, has nothing to do with the Old Testament Hebrews tithing or giving.

Leadership – The gifted leader leads as the Lord God Jesus Christ did Himself, guards lovely over, and has the Spirit of Jesus Christ to serve, take care of and feed God's sons and daughters not only with words but in works of actions in the Church that is living, not the man built ones. The word means “guide” and carries with it the idea of one who steers a ship. One with the gift of leadership leads with wisdom and grace and exhibits the fruit of the Spirit in his life as he leads by example, Jesus did it, so do all of us who are chosen by Him.

Mercy – Closely linked with the gift of encouragement, the gift of mercy is obvious in those who are compassionate toward our spiritual families who are in distress, showing sympathy and sensitivity coupled with a desire and the resources to lessen their suffering in a kind and cheerful manner.

Word of wisdom – The fact that this gift is described as the “word” of wisdom indicates that it is one of the speaking gifts. This gift describes someone who can understand and speak forth biblical truth in such a way as to skillfully apply it to life situations with all discernment.

Word of knowledge – This is another speaking gift that involves understanding truth with an insight that only comes by revelation from God. Those with the gift of knowledge understand the deep things of God and the mysteries of His Word.

Faith – All believers possess faith in some measure because it is one of the gifts of the Spirit bestowed on all who come to Christ in faith ( Galatians 5:22-23 ). The spiritual gift of faith is exhibited by one with strong and unshakeable confidence in God, His Word, His promises, and the power of prayer to effect miracles.

Healing – Although God does still heal today, the ability of men to produce miraculous healings belonged to the apostles of the first-century church to affirm that their message was from God. Christians today do not have the power to heal the sick or resurrect the dead. If they did, the hospitals and morgues would be full of these “gifted” people emptying beds and coffins everywhere.

Miraculous powers – Also known as the working of miracles, this is another temporary sign gift that involved performing supernatural events that could only be attributed to the power of God ( Acts 2:22 ). This gift was exhibited by Apostle Paul ( Acts 19:11-12 ), Apostle Peter ( Acts 3:6 ), Evangelists Stephen ( Acts 6:8 ), and Evangelists Phillip ( Acts 8:6-7 ), among others.

Distinguishing (discerning) of spirits – Certain individuals possess the unique ability to determine the true message of God from that of the deceiver, Satan, whose methods include purveying deceptive and erroneous doctrine. Jesus said many would come in His Name and would deceive many ( Matthew 24:4-5 ), but the gift of discerning spirits is given to the Church to protect it from such as these.

Speaking in tongues – The gift of tongues is one of the temporary “sign gifts” given to the early Church Body to enable the gospel to be preached throughout the world to all nations and in all known languages. It involved the divine ability to speak in languages previously unknown to the speaker. This gift authenticated the message of the gospel and those who preached it as coming from God. The phrase “diversity of tongues” or “different kinds of tongues” effectively the idea of a “spiritual prayer language” as a spiritual gift.

Interpretation of tongues – A person with the gift of interpreting tongues could understand what a tongues-speaker was saying even though he did not know the language that was being spoken. The tongues interpreter would then communicate the message of the tongues speaker to everyone else, so all could understand.

Helps – Closely related to the gift of mercy is the gift of help. Those with the gift of help are those who can aid or help God's sons and daughters, our Kingdom spiritual family in the faith with compassion and grace.

This has a broad range of possibilities for application. Most importantly, this is the unique ability to identify those who are struggling with doubt, fears, and other spiritual battles; to move toward those in spiritual need with a kind word, an understanding, and compassionate demeanor; and to speak scriptural truth that is both convicting and loving.

In teaching all of this biblical sound teaching you cannot believe pick out what pleases you in trying to correct GOD HIMSELF, HE places in His Churches Apostles and Prophets and Teachers, Not just your Pastors, Bishops, Founders, a matter of biblical truth and fact a GOD Ordained Church must have in it, Apostles and Prophets along with Prophetess, Elect Leading Ladies, the many other ministries gifts. Period. Amen.

Lovingly Truthfully And Faithfully,

Apostle James R, Winfree, Sr.