Monday Bible Study 17.05.21
The Gateway into the Goodness of Spiritual Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:1,7-11
1. Opening the gateway to spiritual gifts
1 Corinthians 12:1; Luke 24:32,45
1) Reference to ignorance about spiritual gifts
1 Cor 12:1; Rom 1:11,13; 1 Cor 10:1; 14:1,12
2) Revelation with instruction on saving grace
1 Pe 1:10-12; Rom 1:16-17; 1 Tim 1:14-16; Tit 2:11-14
3) Recipients of impartation for surpassing glory
Rom 1:11; 15:19,29; Eph 3:8,14-19; 1 Thess 2:8
2. Obtaining guidelines for the sublime gift
1 Corinthians 12:7-8a; Proverbs 4:7
1) Possessors of the good word of His wisdom
Jere 8:9; Deut 4:6-8; Psalm 119:98-100; 2 Tim 3:15-17
2) Partakers of the gift of the word of wisdom
1 Cor 12:8a; 1 Kg 3:23-28; Mt 12:42; Lk 21:14-15
3) Partnership with the God, the Giver, of all wisdom
Mt 28:20; Isaiah 41:10; 1 Cor 2:6-7; Eph 1:17; Jam 1:5-6
3. Outstanding growth through the supernatural gift
1 Corinthians 12:7-8; 2 Pe 1:3-4
1) The gift of the word of knowledge
1 Cor 12:8; Jn 1:47-49; Acts 9:11-12,17; 2 Kg 5:20-27
2) Our growth by His word and knowledge
2 Pe 3:18; 1 Pe 2:2; Col 1:10-12; Acts 17:11-12
3) The goal of the word of His knowledge
Jam 1:18,21; Eph 5:26-27; Acts 20:32; 1 Thess 2:13