LESSON 12

 THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

1. What prophecy did Jesus pronounce upon the believers?

Mark 16:17, 18

2. What Old Testament prophet spake of a similar phenomenon?

Joel 2:28, 29

3. When did the dispensations of the Spirit begin?

Acts 2:1 – 4, 16 – 18

4. Name the nine gifts of the Spirit as Paul records them in

1 Corinthians 12: 8 – 10

5. Who bestows theses gifts and how?

Corinthians 12:11, 18

6. What other ministry gifts are given in verse 28

(See Lessons 38, 39, 40)

7.  Do all receive the same the same gift?  Verse 29, 30

(Note: We must not confuse the Gifts of the Spirit with the evidence that one has received the Gifts of the Holy Ghost. The Gifts of the Spirit follow the believers who have already received the Spirit and not everyone is used of God in the same ministry, but all must receive the same Spirit, and we have shown in Lesson 11 that the initial evidence that one has received the Baptism of the Spirit is speaking in tongues. This does not mean that one who has never spoken in tongues has not had the Spirit with them, for salvation is the work of the Spirit and God uses many who have never spoken in other tongues.)

8.  Should one seek the Gifts of the Spirit?

1 Corinthians 14: 1; 12: 31 first part

9.  What is the purpose of the gifts?

1 Corinthians 12: 7; Ephesians 4: 12, 13; 1 Corinthians 14:3

10. Who decides what gift one is to have and use?

1 Corinthians 12: 18, 28

11. What gift was in operation as recorded in Acts 3: 6 – 9?

12. What gifts do we see in Acts 13: 1-3?

In verses 9-11?

13. What other gifts do we see in operation in Acts 16: 16 – 18 and Acts 9: 37, 40?

Name the gifts of the Spirit evidenced in Acts 19: 11, 12 and chapter 21:9

15. Is it necessary to be concerned about the gifts?

Romans 12: 6-8; 1 Timothy 4: 14; 2 Timothy 1: 6

16. Is there a possibility of maladjustment of the gifts?

1 Corinthians 14: 12, 40

17. What rule did Paul give regarding tongues?

1 Corinthians 14: 5, 13, 27, 28

18. Is there any regulation of the gift of prophecy?

1 Corinthians 14: 3, 29, – 32

19. What proves that these are spiritual gifts?

1 Corinthians 14: 1, 2, 2, 13, 25, 37

20. How will the church benefit from the gifts?

Ephesians 4: 11- 16; Revelation 14: 12; Revelation 12: 17; 19: 10

The gifts fall into three groups of three:

1 REVELATION GIFTS – Gifts to KNOW

(Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge, Discerning of Spirit)

2. UTTERANCE GIFTS – Gifts to Speak – (Tongues, Interpretation, Prophecy)

3. POWER GIFTS – Gifts to do – (Faith, Healing, and Miracles)