Today,
reply is on the many divine gifts bestowed on mankind by divinity.
In addition to the fruit and gifts of the Holy Spirit, there are
multiple divine operations that provide benefit, inheritance, and
sacred privileges to the living: adoption; anointing; atonement;
joy, hope; eternal life that begins here and now; mercy in judgment
for those guilty; priesthood; rebirth; reconciliation; resurrection;
sacred knowledge; sanctification; the crown of glory; the
crown of righteousness; the holy writings. Properly acknowledged,
the divine gifts do not promote corruption, covetousness, division,
envy, exaggerated pride, or schism. It is written: Jeremiah 9:
23-24, King James Version (KJV): 23 Thus saith the LORD,
Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the
mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man
glory in his riches: 24 But let him that glorieth glory in this,
that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD
which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the
earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
One of the fighters in the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum on
Religion & Spirituality who uses the ID “Anonymous” (no
profile data appears) posted the following:
What
was God's greatest gift to mankind?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not
of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any
man should boast. (Ephesians 2: 8-9 KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: The Father of Lights (11/29/2019); Why Do They Sing?
(11/14/2019); That Not Of Yourselves (08/13/2019); Where Be His
Miracles? (05/07/2019); Salvation Through Jesus Christ (03/25/2019);
You Will Receive Power? (12/28/2018); Discovering The Holy Spirit
(12/23/2018)
“Anonymous”
the many divine gifts that mature Christian believers express
gratitude for include existence, forgiveness, life essence
(breath; spirit; word), and the inseparable aspects of divine
fullness (we say, divinity; the Godhead; the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit). Everything having existence does not have life; and
every created being and living creature having life will not receive
the fresh endowment of spirit substance imparted from the makeup of
GOD that establishes the new creation from Jesus Christ.
Included are balance, faith, forbearance, holiness, longsuffering,
lovingkindness, oneness without sameness, personhood, wisdom, and
wrath against sin. Consider again the following that uses language
from the Bible, and a selection from the Troubadour of the Great
King, John Michael Talbot:
(1.)
James 1: 17, King James Version (KJV): 17 Every good gift and
every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of
lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
(2.)
1st Corinthians 12: 1-11, KJV: 1 Now concerning
spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 2
Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols,
even as ye were led. 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no
man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that
no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 4 Now
there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are
differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are
diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all
in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man
to profit withal. 8
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the
word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same
Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To
another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another
discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another
the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and
the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
(3.)
1st Corinthians 12: 27-28, KJV: 27 Now ye are the body
of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And God hath set some in
the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers,
after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments,
diversities of tongues.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (4.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGkZYStqAz4.)
Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
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