Charisms (Spiritual Gifts)

and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

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But the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.

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God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

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Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?

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For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

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to another faith, by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by the same Spirit;

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If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.

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Homily XXIX. 1 Cor. xii. 1, 2 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that when ye were Gentiles, ye were led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might

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And first he attends on him that had the lesser gift, and was grieved on this account. “For wherefore,” saith he, “art thou dejected? because thou hast not received as much as another? Still, consider

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[4.] Further, since again by this catalogue he had pointed out a great difference, and stirred up the afore-mentioned distemper of those that had lesser gifts, he darts upon them in what follows with

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[Chrysostom’s view of the text is made more plain by a rendering somewhat different from that of the English translator and of both the Authorized Version and the Revised. “Desire earnestly the better

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Homily XXXV. 1 Cor. xiv. 1 Follow after love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts; but rather that ye may prophesy. Thus, inasmuch as he had with exactness rehearsed unto them all the excellence o

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[3] Ver. 7. “Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped?” “And why do I say,” saith he, “that in

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And to show thee that he introduced the term “sign” here, not as a thing which of course did some good, he added that which resulted from it. And what was this? “They will say,” saith he, “that ye are

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But since he had vehemently run down the gift; lest it might seem to be superfluous, for with a view to pull down their pride and no more, he did this:—again he reckons it with the other gifts, saying

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22. And by the hands of the Apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the peopleof the rest durst no man join himself to them; but the people magnified them; and multitudes were added of thos

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12. And why did He call the grace of the Spirit water? Because by water all things subsist; because water brings forth grass and living things; because the water of the showers comes down from heaven;

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Chapter VII.—Even down to those Times Miracles were performed by the Faithful. 1. These things Irenæus, in agreement with the accounts already given by us, In the various passages referred to in the

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Discourse of Abbot Nesteros on the threefold system of gifts. After evening service we sat down together on the mats as usual ready for the promised narration: and when we had kept silence for some l

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And this he said to show the Spirit’s great concern about us, and also to instruct them not to think for certainty that those things are desirable which to man’s reasonings appear so. For since it was

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