A Biblical Explanation of Spiritual Gifting




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Summary: "A Biblical Explanation of Spiritual Gifting" | Watch This Episode on YouTube<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/a-biblical-explanation-of-spiritual-gifting\/#arve-youtube-8ftsipr7csk65fa06fd13b71141660222","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8FtSIPR7csk?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0","name":"A Biblical Explanation of Spiritual Gifting","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/STP-S25-EP10-Spiritual-Gifts-A-Biblical-Explanation-of-Spiritual-Gifts.jpg","uploadDate":"2023-09-07","description":"A Biblical Explanation of Spiritual Gifting"}<br> <br> <br> <br> Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel<br> <br> Support Our Podcast<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Join Our Mailing List<br> <br> <br> <br> Watch Us On Rumble<br> <br> <br> <br> Related MessagesWould you like to learn more about the gift of the Spirit and the gifting He gives to each believer? Consider listening to Dr. Caldwell as he exposits Scripture in the following sermons:Discerning The Spirit's WorkVariety But Unity - Parts 1 &amp; 2A Neglected Stewardship<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> "A Biblical Explanation of Spiritual Gifting" | Watch this episode on Vimeo<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/a-biblical-explanation-of-spiritual-gifting\/#arve-vimeo-85797585565fa06fd14728234914393","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/857975855?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&amp;html5=1&amp;title=1&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;autoplay=0","name":"A Biblical Explanation of Spiritual Gifting","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/STP-S25-EP10-Spiritual-Gifts-A-Biblical-Explanation-of-Spiritual-Gifts.jpg","uploadDate":"2023-09-07","description":"A Biblical Explanation of Spiritual Gifting"}<br> <br> <br> <br> Follow Us On Vimeo<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Listen to the Audio Podcast<br> <br> <br> Subscribe on iPhone<br> <br> Subscribe on Android<br> <br> Subscribe on Spotify<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> A Biblical Explanation of Spiritual GiftingIn 1 Corinthians 12:7, Paul says, 'that to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.' This statement of Paul is given in the context of his speaking about spiritual gifts. This giving of the Spirit and the manifestation of spiritual gifts can sometimes be confusing to and among believers. Often, many believe they need to take a personality test to determine their gift. Others believe they know where they’re gifted, but in reality, they may not be gifted in that area at all. Others may say they aren’t gifted, have no talent, and don’t even know what this gifting would entail. On the Straight Truth Podcast today, Dr. Josh Philpot asks Dr. Richard Caldwell if he would share about this manifestation of the Spirit and the gifting that is given for the common good. How are we to understand this? Does every believer have a gift? Are we to seek out the gifting? Is this gifting part of our natural composition, our personalities, or how we are already naturally wired? Once we know what our gift is, what do we do with it? Dr. Caldwell says that one answer has already been given in the verse shared from 1 Corinthians 12:7. In the New Testament, each believer is assumed to have a spiritual gift, as the verse referenced says, to each has been given. There is not a single believer who has not been gifted by the Spirit of God. This is something we receive by virtue of salvation. This is what we received through regeneration, new life in Christ Jesus by the Spirit of God. We don’t get to sign up for or choose our gift. Dr. Caldwell shares that there is nowhere,