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Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts: A Personal Inventory Method is designed to help Christians identify the specific gifts God has given them. While no Christian possesses every gift of the Spirit, every Christian does have some of Gods wonderful gifts. And to be effective in ministry, Christians must find and use these gifts. This volume features an inventory of spiritual gifts designed to be taken either in a group or privately. This book will help clear up certain misconceptions about spiritual gifts and assist Christians in discovering the gifts God has within them.
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Spiritual Gifts
This book has been written to help you discover your spiritual gifts. It identifies and defines each of the spiritual gifts listed in the New Testament. The book also contains an inventory of two hundred statements to which you can respond on the enclosed scoring sheet. This inventory is designed to assist you in identifying the specific gifts that God has given to you. At the end of the book Ive included a selected list of the best books available on the subject of spiritual gifts.
In response to many requests for practical help in these matters, Ive prepared DISCOVERING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS: A PERSONAL METHOD as a practical supplement to my book, GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT (Abingdon Press). While one can use this present manual by itself, one will be helped a great deal by the more detailed study of spiritual gifts that is found in GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT.
The inventory presented in DISCOVERING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS: A PERSONAL METHOD has been used effectively by a number of Christians throughout the United States, and I sincerely believe that it will help you to understand which spiritual gifts God has given you.
Best wishes to you as you adventure into this exciting dimension of the Christian lifemy prayers remain with you in this experience. Discovering your spiritual gifts can become a turning point for you, as the process sets you free to minister with confidence and joy. May God bless you richly as you embark on this important journey.
Kenneth Cain Kinghorn
Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore, Kentucky
The normal New Testament word for a spiritual gift is charisma (charismata in the plural). This term has three uses in the New Testament. (1) In some passages it means Gods gift of salvation. An example of this usage is found in the statement, the free gift (charisma) of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23).
(2) In other cases the term refers to blessing, encouragement, or comfort. For instance, Paul uses the term in this way when referring to Gods favor: You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing (charisma) granted us in answer to many prayers (II Corinthians 1:11).
(3) Still another important use of the term charisma relates to a special ability to minister with effectiveness and power. When used in this context the term charisma is best translated spiritual gift. It is this third use that concerns us in this book. The most significant uses of the terms charisma and charismata appear in the following references:
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them (Romans 12:6).
Now there are varieties of gifts (I Corinthians 12:4).
Earnestly desire the higher gifts (I Corinthians 12:31).
Do not neglect the gift you have (I Timothy 4:14).
I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you (II Timothy 1:6).
As each has received a gift, employ it for one another, as good stewards of Gods varied grace (I Peter 4:10).
Spiritual gifts should be distinguished from human talents which can operate without divine assistance. Moreover, spiritual gifts should be distinguished from spiritual fruits: The fruits of the Spirit describe moral virtues (see Galatians 5:22, 23), while spiritual gifts relate to enablings or abilities that equip Christians for service (see Romans 12:6-8; I Peter 4:10).
Precisely stated, a spiritual gift is a divine, supernatural ability given by God to enable a Christian to serve and to minister. More simply put, a spiritual gift is a special tool for ministry.
Sometimes the question is asked, Can spiritual gifts operate through me if I am not aware of my spiritual gifts? The answer is, Of course they can. (Christians in the Middle Ages, for example, did not have an adequate theology of spiritual gifts, yet the gifts of the Spirit certainly flowed through many of their lives.) Most assuredly, one can manifest spiritual gifts without understanding or even being aware of them.
However, there are many good reasons for our knowing and understanding our gifts. We stand in a much more favorable position to become effective disciples when we identify and develop the spiritual gifts God has given us. Specifically, here are some solid reasons for you to become aware of your spiritual gifts:
1. Helps you determine Gods will for your vocation. A knowledge of your gifts will provide a context for making career and ministry decisions regarding what not to attempt as well as what to enter into with confidence.
2. Mobilizes the entire church for mission. Since a small percentage of the church consists of clergy and more than ninety percent of the church consists of non-clergy, the church obviously must equip and encourage every Christian to minister in his or her respective sphere of influence.
3. Assists you in setting priorities for study, growth, and ministry. Since each of us has a limited amount of time to develop our potential, it seems clear that we should develop ourselves in the areas of our special gifts.
4. Gives each Christian a sense of dignity and self worth. Every Christian is an important part of the total church. There are no second class citizens in the Christian community because each person constitutes a vitally significant member of the body of Christ.
5. Enables you to receive the gift ministries of others. When Christians become more knowledgeable of their own spiritual gifts and those of other Christians, they can more easily function harmoniously as the Body of Christ, both giving and receiving ministries.
6. Fosters unity among fellow Christian believers. As the members of the church function inter-dependently (not independently), an awareness of spiritual gifts leads them to respect one another as they live together in the common life of the Spirit.
Although various biblical writers refer directly or indirectly to spiritual gifts, the Apostle Paul supplies us with the most systematic listing of the Spirits gifts. The chart below shows four principle passages where Paul makes specific reference to spiritual gifts.
This chart is taken from my book, GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT, Abingdon Press, p. 38.
Here is a brief definition of each of the spiritual gifts listed in the New Testament.
Administration is a gift that enables one to provide leadership and guidance in matters of organization and administration. The administrator serves by recognizing and co-ordinating the abilities and gifts of other members of the group, institution, or church.
Apostleship is the ability to communicate the Christian message across cultural (and frequently linguistic) barriers and plant a Christian church where there is no knowledge of the gospel. The term in Greek
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