I Corinthians 12:11
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All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.
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as he will-- (Co1 12:18; Heb 2:4).
Open source ↗In this chapter the apostle, I. Considers the case of spiritual gifts, which were very plentifully poured out on the Corinthian church. He considers their original, that they are from God; their variety and use, that they were all intended for one and the same general end, the advancement of Christianity and the church's edification (Co1 12:1-11). II. He illustrates this by an allusion to a human body, in which all the members have a mutual relation and subserviency, and each has its proper place and use (Co1 12:12-26). III. He tells us that the church is the body of Christ, and the members are variously gifted for the benefit of the whole body, and each particular member (Co1 12:27-30). And them, IV. Closes with an exhortation to seek somewhat more beneficial than these gifts (Co1 12:31).
Open source ↗12:11 The Spirit . . . decides which gift each person should have: See 12:4, 6, 18, 28. Paul paradoxically affirms both the sovereign choice of God in giving spiritual gifts and the human responsibility to “earnestly desire the most helpful gifts” (12:31).
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There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.
Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.