Spiritual Gifts

I am Ernestine Harris, an African American woman from a small town in Georgetown, South Carolina. I am a widow. I am the fourth daughter of the late Joseph and Florence Drayton. Most people refer to me by my nickname ?Tina? I am from a family of eight sibling, three brothers and four sisters. I am a twin to the late Ernest Drayton, Sr. My oldest brother Joe, gave me my nickname Tina because he was unable to pronounce ?Ernestine? This was nice of him because I enjoy the sound of ?Tina? much better.

Charles Ryrie holds a Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary and a PH.D from the University of Edinburgh. Hence, he is quite knowledgeable about theology and the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Ryrie’s book is comprised of twenty-two chapters. He includes a section in the book that provides other helpful books the reader might find invaluable to read on the subject of the Holy Spirit. At the end of the book there are two indexes – an index of subjects and an index of select scripture passages.

Gromacki’s book is comprised of fifteen chapters. The book focuses on the personality, deity, and symbols of the Holy Spirit. Six chapters are dedicated to the various aspects of the Holy Spirit’s ministry. There is a chapter that focuses on the baptism of the Holy Spirit as well as one that discusses what it means to be indwelled and filled by the Holy Spirit. The gifts of the Holy Spirit as well as speaking in tongues are covered in the book. Each chapter is divided by headings and these headings are separated into sub-headings. Theses headings and sub-headings keep the reader focused on what the chapter is about. The book ends with a discussion of the future of the Holy Spirit.

Acts of the Apostles chronicles the rapid advancement of the Gospel by way of the gift of the Holy Spirit. “The Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles: The Charismatic Community in Mission” takes into account the narratives succeeding Pentecost including Spirit Baptisms from Samaria to Ephesus (Acts

So what do interpreters who understand tongues as ecstatic utterance do with Acts 2? Those who believe that tongues can be either foreign languages or heavenly languages have no trouble

This means that in biblical theology we wrestle with the text to find out the authors intention and listen to them in their own terms. On the other hand in systematic theology we also dialogue with them to come up with a sound and logical conclusion. The nature of the Pentecostal gift is therefore a question of biblical theology because this is a question that Luke tackle sand answers adequately. On the contrary the question concerning evidential tongues is a question of systematic theology because none of the New Testament biblical authors addresses this issue. None of them addresses the issue of tongues as the initial of evidence of Spirit-baptism. In the light of this development we bring our questions to the scriptures so as to dialogue with it and listen attentively to what it says and what theological perspective we receive from this interaction with the

The Gifts of Prophecy and tongues are still important Gifts that the Holy Spirit uses within us today. Prophecy is a message inspired by God and used to encourage, strengthen and build up people in their faith by the Holy Spirit, 2 Peter 1:20-21. It’s a way for God to communicate to His people however we must be aware at how people translate prophesy’s because it must show the love of God, Corinthians 13:2. Acts 2:4 shows us the power of tongues and that when we are filled with the Holy Spirit we are able to connect to God on a spiritual level and communicate and worship Him. However, Paul gives the church a warning saying that it is better to prophesize in church than to speak in tongues, because if there is no one to interpret the tongues then it would introduce an element of confusion where prophecy is a more effective way to lead non-believers to God 1 Corinthians 14:24-25.

C. Peter Wagner (2012) defines a spiritual gift as attribute given to each member of the body of Christ, according to God’s grace to be used for the church. Every believer possesses unique God given spiritual gifts. These gifts are given to us to further His kingdom and to bring Him glory. The Biblical reference to Spiritual gifts are found in four passages: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10; 28-30, Peter 4:9-11, and Ephesians 4:11. They are Leadership, Administration, Knowledge, Teaching, Exhortation, Faith, Wisdom, Prophecy, Discernment, Shepherding, Evangelism, Faith, Serving, Pastoring, Apostleship, Hospitality, Mercy, and Interpretation of Tongues. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:28, ESV).

Do not be misinformed everything said in the church is not focused only in the spirit, Jesus wanted to separate the religion out of living right. When Jesus explained the concepts of the kingdom of God to the Jews, he used parables (short-stories) as well to make it easier to understand. So there will be a lot of metaphors and referencing when it comes to understanding, but it is as centered about studying the “Word” (which is the bible), prayer, and fasting. However, even in this some members fall short of doing this, I myself am not excluded (but not

This book is a powerful medicine for an plague of boring preaching. The construct of Putting the Truth to Work is in two sections that are divided by a brief interval. The first part of the book consists of the nature, sources, and methods of perceiving biblical applications. The second part gives

Many say the faith experience of this first apostolic group was unique; however, the other accounts in Acts also display distinction between conversion and baptism in the Spirit. (Acts 8, 19), although they may occur with little to no time separation in some instances (Acts 10).

The various gifts of the Holy Spirit as listed in Scripture are conveyed according to the will of the Holy Spirit to every man for the eventual purpose of the edification and building up the church body.

Also in Acts when the Apostles where filled with the Spirit they started to speak in languages.” This is absolutely important because without language we could not receive the intended message as set in motion by God.

Hence, during the in class discussions, I have recognized that the spiritual tradition that my church subscribes to is a combination of holiness and evangelical. Subsequently, the holiness tradition is living a virtuous life whilst the evangelical

Second, Paul grounds the use of the gifts in love. The reflection of the manifestations of these gifts were meant to emphasize God’s grace, that is, the Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost as a sign of the new covenant for believers. This, of course, was a fulfillment of the Prophecy of Joel ( Joel 2:28-32; cf. Acts 2:17-18). Peter understood the prophesying to which Joel referred to be fulfilled by that speaking of tongues produced by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Thus, Peter regarded tongues as the functional equivalent of prophecy (this is important to note, as it helps shape