Dusty, and anyone who it may concern.
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Spiritual gift
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"Gifts of the Holy Spirit" redirects here. For the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit in the Catholic tradition, see
Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
According to some Christians (i.e.Pentecostals) the
spiritual gifts (or
charismata) are gifts that are bestowed on Christians, each having his or her own proper gift (or gifts) to strengthen the
church. They are described in the
New Testament, primarily in
First Corinthians 12,
Romans 12, and
Ephesians 4.
Some believe their operation was limited to
early Christianity. According to some
Protestant denominations, certain of the spiritual gifts, for example
speaking in tongues and
interpretation of tongues, were enjoyed only for a short time and were suited to the Church's infancy, not to later times. This view is known as
cessationism. This opinion is held by
John F. MacArthur, Jr., Robert L. Thomas and many other conservative main line
Christian denominations. In contrast, some Christian scholars such as
Zola Levitt maintain that the number of gifts cannot be determined, because, as Levitt puts it, "A spiritual gift is anything that a person can do
supernaturally well."
Other groups, including
Pentecostal, Apostolic, and other
Holiness denominations of
Christianity, take an opposing view, believing that the spiritual gifts are still given by the Holy Spirit today, and Pentecostal meetings often involve ordinary parishioners displaying the use of these gifts (
1 Cor 14). In addition, sections of
Roman Catholicism,
Eastern Orthodoxy, and many other Protestant denominations also continue to believe in and make use of spiritual gifts.
Emphasis on teaching about the nine gifts of the Spirit originated from
Howard Carter, an early Pentecostal evangelist. This is based on the text from
1 Corinthians 12:27-30 giving the gifts and listing them as the "gifts of the Spirit". They were later taught and popularized by
Lester Sumrall, who accompanied Carter on many missionary journeys in his youth. Modern Bible teachers and scholars have come to the conclusion that there are other gifts of the Spirit listed in Scripture, as seen in the chart below.