Who is a Christ Ambassador?
Definitions by versions of bible. 2 COR. 5:20a
The Passion Translation: One who carry the message of Christ to the world.
The Amplified: Christ's personal representative.
The Message & Common English Bible: One who represents Christ.
The History of Christ Ambassador
The first set of Christ Ambassadors are the 12 disciples. Followed by 70 or 72 disciples in Luke 10:1 and followed by 120 disciples in Acts 1:15. The above were Jews or Hebrews but God uses Apostle Paul for Gentile (non Jews) to become Christ Ambassador.
After you become Christ Ambassador, what next?
• You start receiving instructions from the Holy Spirit which will produce fruit of the Spirit which are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness and self control. Acts 1:2 NIV & Acts 1:8 AMP. Gal. 5:22 – 23
• Responsibility and power will be giving to you during the baptism of Holy Ghost and fire which will show forth spiritual gifts. Luke 3:16. Matt. 3:12
What is spiritual gift? 1 COR. 12:1 – 11
The Amplified: Special endowments of supernatural energy.
The Message: The various ways God Spirit gets worked into lives.
Spiritual gift is power given to function. It is special abilities. “With great power comes great responsibility “ Spiderman quote.
What are spiritual gifts? 1 COR. 12:1 – 11
There are nine Spiritual gifts just as there are nine fruit of the Spirit.
• Word of wisdom
• Word of knowledge
• Discerning of spirit
• Gift of faith
• Gift of Healing
• Gift of working of Miracles
• Speaking in tongues
• Interpretation of tongues
• Gift of prophecy
These gifts can be categorized into three.
• Revelation gifts
• Power gifts
• Speaking gifts
Three facts about these gifts
• The gifts comes from God. 1 COR 12:1
• Different gifts, same Spirit 1 COR 12: 4-6
• Spiritual gifts are for helping others. 1 COR 12:7
Circumstances where spiritual gifts were given to people in bible times and our present time.
Bible time: Acts 2:4; 8:15-17; 9:17; 10:44;19:6
Present time: My personal experience
Conclusion
The evidence of baptism of Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues. The evidence of spiritual gifts show forth in your worship to God and service to humanity.
Further Explanation of Spiritual gifts.
Closer Look at Each Gift
There are many ways to categorize the 9 gifts described in 1 Corinthians 12, but we will divide them up for the sake of understanding like this:
Revelation Gifts
The revelation gifts include Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge, and Discerning of Spirits. These gifts reveal what is unknown or hidden in order to bring understanding or explain God’s intentions or desires.
• Word of Wisdom: Individuals with this gift have the ability to make wise decisions and to advise others similarly. This wisdom isn’t just from trial and error in their own lives but through supernatural understanding from God. They see clearly through confusing circumstances and direct themselves and others toward God’s will and direction, closely adhering to the Word of God, of course.
• Word of Knowledge: People with this gift have a deep understanding of the will and ways of God, personally and through scripture. Supernaturally, they can discern truths about spiritual matters in order to teach or direct the church. Sometimes God gives a word of knowledge about a particular situation or person in order to protect, warn, or guide.
• Discerning of Spirits: This gift is also referred to “distinguishing between spirits.” People with this gift have the ability to discern whether a situation, person, or event is good or evil, right or wrong, heavenly or demonic. This gift is important because it can help protect God’s people and lead them in the right direction.
Power Gifts
The power gifts include Faith, Gifts of Healings, and Working of Miracles. These gifts visibly demonstrate God’s power.
• Faith: This gift is different than faith unto salvation (which all believers enjoy). The gift of faith involves the supernatural ability to believe and trust God in extenuating circumstances for extraordinary results. This gift of faith often brings about incredible miracles and is closely related to the other Power Gifts.
• Gifts of Healings: God works through a person with this gift to heal and restore people’s bodies, minds, and emotions. This person has a level of faith to believe God for healing in any situation and is willing to try even non-conventional methods if God leads.
• Working of Miracles: A person with this gift can be used by God to do any type of creative miracle from using physical strength to move a car to regenerating a body part to affecting the weather. There is no limit to what God can do, and the person with this spiritual gift has the faith to believe God for anything.
Speaking Gifts
The speaking gifts include Speaking in Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues, and Prophecy. God uses these gifts to audibly communicate with us.
• Speaking in Tongues: Speaking in tongues is a gift that is a sign to unbelievers (1 Corinthians 14:22). A person with this gift will supernaturally speak in an unknown language and get the attention of everyone nearby. If this gift is used in a corporate setting, the message in tongues must be interpreted.
• Interpretation of Tongues: A person with the gift of interpreting tongues has a supernatural ability to understand and explain to others the message given in tongues. The result is that God is glorified and the church is edified.
• Prophecy: Believers with the gift of prophecy don’t necessarily tell the future as much as they build up, encourage, and redirect the church body. They help the church understand the heart and desires of God and urge the church to wholeheartedly pursue God and holiness.
Source: https://faithisland.org/faith/the-9-spiritual-gifts-explained/
No comments:
Post a Comment