1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Concerning Spiritual Gifts

Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines. The subject of spiritual gifts concerns the subject of the body of Christ. It can be compared to our physical bodies. Just as the ear and the foot are different in function, the body needs them both. How can a mouth sing if there is no voice? How can we run without legs? No one of us along can make a body and function. It takes the whole body of Christ to make a whole person and that whole person can be found in Christ's church where the gifts congregate. So do not forsake the assembling of the people because everyone in the church depends on you.