Over the years of our marriage I have made a bed, some shelves, a climbing wall and a few other projects.
In some of these projects I would talk to Jess about how I needed a new saw to make the project easier.
Her response was often the same.
Can’t you do it with the saw you have?
I usually would respond by saying, yes, I could do it with what I have but the project would be easier and better if I had a saw made with the purpose of doing a certain job.
There are things you just can’t do with a table saw, skill saw, and jig saw.
I NEEDED a chop saw.
More than that, I needed a slide miter chop saw.
Why?
Because it was made with the purpose of chopping through boards in a way the other saws weren’t.
Spiritual gifts are like this.
Every single believer has a Spiritual gift.
Those gifts are not exactly the same.
Our gifts have been given to us with a specific purpose.
We will function best, when we function in the role and with the gift that God has given.
Now concerning = new section.
Spiritual things. Chs. 12-15.
Principle:
Spiritual gifts can be understood and used.
Guidance:
Our passage presents three keys to understanding spiritual gifts.
Outcome:
When we understand the purpose of spiritual gifts we can use them for the glory of God.
3 keys to understanding Spiritual gifts.
Key #1…
1. Spiritual Gifts Are Conditional vv. 1-3
With advertisements there is often a lot of really fast words at the end.
Usually included in this is the phrase “terms and conditions apply.”
You can also find this in the small print sections of sweepstakes and giveaways.
Spiritual gifts are free. However, there are some terms and conditions that apply.
When we say that something is conditional, we understand that there is a set of criteria attached to acquiring the object in question.
There are conditions to Spiritual gifts.
Paul gives us 2 here in these verses.
Condition #1. Spiritual gifts are…
a. Conditioned on information vv. 1-2
1 Corinthians 12:1–2 NKJV
1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led.
