J.D. Myers - What Are the Spiritual Gifts?: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts and How to Use Them

Christian Questions

Volume 2

What Are the
Spiritual Gifts?

Discover Your Spiritual Gifts

and How to Use Them

J. D. Myers

What Are the Spiritual Gifts?

Discover Your Spiritual Gifts and How to Use Them

2018 by J. D. Myers

Published by Redeeming Press

Dallas, OR 97338

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Other Books by Jeremy Myers

Nothing but the Blood of Jesus

The Atonement of God

The Re-Justification of God: A Study of Rom 9:10-24

Adventures in Fishing (for Men)

Christmas Redemption

Why You Have Not Committed the Unforgivable Sin

The Gospel According to Scripture (Forthcoming)

The Gospel Dictionary (Forthcoming)

Tough Texts on the Gospel (Forthcoming)

The Bible Mirror (Forthcoming)

The Grace Commentary on Jonah (Forthcoming)

Nin: A Novel (Forthcoming)

Studies on Genesis 1 (Forthcoming)

Studies on Genesis 24 (Forthcoming)

Gods Blueprints for Church Growth (Forthcoming)

The Armor of God: Ephesians 6:10-20 (Forthcoming)

Books in the Christian Questions Series

Vol. 1: What is Prayer?

Vol. 2: What are the Spiritual Gifts?

Vol. 3: What is Faith? (Forthcoming)

Vol. 4: Am I Going to Hell? (Forthcoming)

Vol. 5: How Can I Study the Bible? (Forthcoming)

Vol. 6: Am I Truly Forgiven? (Forthcoming)

Books in the Close Your Church for Good Series

Preface: Skeleton Church

Vol. 1: The Death and Resurrection of the Church

Vol. 2: Put Service Back into the Church Service

Vol. 3: Dying to Religion and Empire

Vol. 4: Church is More than Bodies, Bucks, & Bricks

Vol. 5: Cruciform Pastoral Leadership (Forthcoming)

All books are available at your favorite bookstore.

Learn about each title at the end of this book.

Introduction

This Christian Questions book series provides practical down-to-earth answers to everyday Christian questions. The series is based on questions that people have asked me over the years through my website, podcast, and online discipleship group at RedeemingGod.com. Since thousands of people visit the site every single day, I get scores of questions emailed to me each month from readers around the world. Many of the questions tend to be around various hot topic issues like homosexuality, violence, and politics. Other questions, however, focus more on how to understand a particular Bible passage or theological issue. For example, I receive hundreds of questions a year about the unpardonable sin in Matthew 12.

I love receiving these questions, and I love doing my best to answer them. But after I answered the same question five or ten times, I realized that it might be better if I had a ready-made and easily-accessible resource I could invite people to read.

So the goal of this Christian Questions book series is to answer the questions that people send in to me. At this time, I do not know how many books will be in the series.

Below is the current list of books in the Christians Questions series. Most of these are not yet published, but I include the list to show you where the series is headed.

What is prayer? (Published)

What are the spiritual gifts? (Current Book)

What is faith? (January 15, 2019)

Am I going to hell? (Coming in 2019)

How can I study the Bible? (Coming in 2019)

Why is the world so messed up?

Can God forgive my sin?

What is the unforgivable sin?

What is baptism?

What is the church?

What is repentance?

How can I evangelize?

Can I lose eternal life?

Why did Jesus have to die?

Should Christians keep the Sabbath?

What is demon possession?

How can I gain freedom from sin?

What is election and predestination?

Does God love me?

Why did God give the law?

Does God really want blood sacrifices?

What is sin?

What is the best bible translation?

Can I trust the Bible?

If you have a question about Scripture, theology, or Christian living that you would like answered, you may submit it through the contact form at RedeemingGod.com/about/ or join my online discipleship group at RedeemingGod.com/join/.

Some of these Christian Questions books are
available as free PDF downloads to people
who join my online discipleship group.

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Chapter 1

Once upon a time, a CEO of a Fortune 500 company decided to send all of his managers an expensive gift for their loyalty and service over the years. He was an expert in working with people, so he carefully considered the strengths and abilities of each manager, while also taking into consideration their interests and hobbies. Then, based on what he knew about each person, he carefully researched and selected individual gifts for each manager. These gifts would not only delight and amaze them, but would also give them a sense of value, worth, purpose, and significance in life and at their job. Furthermore, each gift would also help them do their job with greater effectiveness and enjoyment. Each gift was perfect for each manager.

After the gifts arrived, the CEO had each one wrapped with beautiful paper and a large bow. Then he had the gifts hand delivered to each of his managers. Over the next several days, various managers started showing up in his office to thank him profusely for his gift. Many of them left notes of praise and adoration for his wonderful gift, and some even left a small gift themselves as a way of showing gratitude. The CEO also noticed over the next few weeks and months that many of the managers seemed happier and more content at work, and their output levels increased significantly. Their work became increasingly effective at helping the business accomplish its projects and achieve its goals.

Nevertheless, the CEO noticed that the work outcomes of four managers did not change significantly. Instead, their work production and quality actually decreased. This was troubling to the CEO, because he had spent so much time researching, planning, and purchasing these gifts for his managers. He began to wonder if he had made a mistake in getting the wrong gift for some managers, or if maybe they received the wrong gift. Since he deeply cared about each of his mangers, he decided to stroll down to the office of these four ineffective managers to see what the problem might be.