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I've just finished making considerable revisions to the article. Here is the before and after for your convenience. In short, I rewrote the first section and renamed it "Biblical and theological overview". The original content seemed to be original research. For the list of the spiritual gifts, I rewrote the individual entries to match of with sources I had available. Hope this improved the article. Ltwin ( talk) 08:34, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
I've removed the following paragraph because it isn't sourced and doesn't really fit anywhere in the article. If a source can be found, then it could be incorporated into a future history section.
Emphasis on teaching about the nine gifts of the Spirit originated from Howard Carter, an early Pentecostal evangelist. This is based on the text from 1 Corinthians 12:27-30 giving the gifts and listing them as the "gifts of the Spirit." They were later taught and popularized by Lester Sumrall, who accompanied Carter on many missionary journeys in his youth. Some modern Bible teachers and scholars have come to the conclusion that there are other gifts of the Spirit listed in Scripture, as seen in the chart below.
Ltwin ( talk) 04:05, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
The article is a blob of unstructured statements that:
I estimate, by my experience, that Apostle, Bishop, Pastor, Deacon are roles, rather than the states of mind of f.ex. Mercy and Faith, of which the later may or may not be seen as spiritual gifts, depending on denomination, but
we must remember that the statements are religious in the religion of Christianity, and that WP:NPOV (cf. [Exodus 20:16]) require us to contextualize correctly: these guys claim that, those guys claim otherwise. Rursus dixit. ( mbork3!) 07:20, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
Technical Usage. In its technical meaning, a charism is a spiritual gift or talent granted by God to the recipient not primarily for his own sake but for the benefit of others . . . (Eph 4.12; see also 1 Cor 14.26). Saint Paul gives it a quasi definition in 1 Cororinthian, 12.7 as a "manifestation of the Spirit for profit," i.e., for the profit of others.
Some eight lists of charisms occur more or less clearly in the New Testament: (1) Rom 12.6–8; (2) 1 Cor 12.4–10; (3) 1 Cor 12.28–31; (4) 1 Pt 4.10, and, without mention of the term, (5) 1 Cor 14.6, 13; (6) 1 Cor 14.26 and (7) Eph 4.11 as well as (8) Mk 16.17–18. Although these lists are neither uniform nor complete, it is possible to group the charisms contained in them according to similarity of function and to arrive at their probable meaning, as follows.
Various Kinds of Charisms. Teaching charisms comprise those of APOSTLES ('απόστολοι) or itinerant missionaries (Didache 11.3–6), evangelists (εύαγγελίσται; see EVANGELIST) or preachers of the gospel, prophets (προφ[symbol omitted]ται) who spoke in God's name under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and teachers (διδάσκαλοι) who instructed the Christians and catechumens...
Extraordinary or miraculous charisms embrace the gifts of healing (ἴαμα), miracles (δυνάμεις), faith (πίστις), such as would "move mountains," exorcism ('εξόρκωσις), and immunity from harm arising from deadly things such as serpents or poison. . . .
Ltwin's statements reflect an understanding of the topic of the article. The comments before his, do not. History2007 ( talk) 13:56, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
This article comprises several versions of lists of 'Spiritual gifts', ending with some rather scattered, apparent definitions. It would do well with the development of several further sections, such as Spiritual Gifts in Church History, Spiritual Gifts in the modern Church, and others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bzehr ( talk • contribs) 21:55, 1 January 2007
I would like to make an addition to the page to include visions as a spiritual gift. I'll come back in a week and check, and if there's no disagreement I'll make the addition. Here is what I would add:
Visions. An outpouring of this gift is prophesied in Joel 2: 28, and Acts 2:17 shows that early Christians believed this prophecy was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost. Visions tend to be more private experiences than the other gifts. Some researchers expand the definition of visions to include a strongly felt presence. [2] Jesse Lawrence ( talk) 00:44, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
Is it mandatory to be worn, the clergyman wear? 24.233.196.133 ( talk) 15:25, 27 February 2024 (UTC)