tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post5765368834327334170..comments2023-05-28T03:24:28.275-07:00Comments on Family: The Final Frontier: Thoughts on spiritual gifts...Richard Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16367871189749418405noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post-75754267500406574762008-03-20T15:42:00.000-07:002008-03-20T15:42:00.000-07:00Em--(Can I call you Em?) You're right. Some peop...Em--(Can I call you Em?) You're right. Some people hold one gift up as THE gift to have. Tongues are exalted in some circles. Teaching in other circles.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure where you get this idea that God gives gifts so He can build up His church. We all know that God gave me gifts to build up ME! Only ME!!<BR/><BR/>We'll have no more of that crazy "building up the church" talk from you young lady! ;)<BR/><BR/>Michelle--Love? I'm supposed to look on my brothers and sisters with love? But what about judgment and condescension? What about gossip and innuendo? <BR/><BR/>Seriously though, I think you've got it right. In fact, didn't Jesus say that people would know we belong to Him because of our love for each other?<BR/><BR/>If that's true, unbelievers must look at the church and wonder who's in charge...Richard Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367871189749418405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post-29438838007254273012008-03-20T11:44:00.000-07:002008-03-20T11:44:00.000-07:00The greatest gift is love and that is the gift we ...The greatest gift is love and that is the gift we should use when looking at our brothers and sisters in Christ and observing the gifts God gives them.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614435122768314831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post-69164404208762093402008-03-20T00:52:00.000-07:002008-03-20T00:52:00.000-07:00If anybody would read 1 Cor 12, 13, and 14 they wo...If anybody would read 1 Cor 12, 13, and 14 they would see that tongues is said to be the least out of all the giftings, but it all gifts we do have should edify the body. If we are going to speak in tongues, then there should be interpretation, otherwise, keep your mouth shut. <- According to Paul<BR/><BR/>I have to say that I also grew up in the same background believe all gifts were gone. Then I moved into a Pentecostal sphere where a lot of people told me I must not be saved if I didn't speak in tongues. <BR/><BR/>I personally believe the truth is in the middle. God still gives out the gifts, but if we start believing tongues is this ultimate gift or weapon or whatever, then we lose sight of God and what gifts were intended for. *coughs*buildingupofthechurch*coughs*<BR/><BR/>Good post. :)Emmychkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018591533443190392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post-8207224745117468882008-03-20T00:26:00.000-07:002008-03-20T00:26:00.000-07:00Thanks for coming by! I know I've struggled for y...Thanks for coming by! I know I've struggled for years, looking for something more, something that will help me get to the "next level" of intimacy with God. <BR/><BR/>I think I'm starting to realize, little by little, that there really isn't anything else I need when I have Him. He really is with me, and in me, in everything that happens. And He doesn't require anything of me. He loves me because of who I am: His son.<BR/><BR/>It's the fact that He's made all of us believers into His family that unites us. It's got nothing to do with the gifts He gives...Richard Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367871189749418405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post-9152229955487539912008-03-19T13:32:00.000-07:002008-03-19T13:32:00.000-07:00Interesting post, and I agree that the debate divi...Interesting post, and I agree that the debate divides. I do not have the gift of tongues; my husband does. Often I wish I did because he seems to have something I don't. But tongues or not, we are one in Christ.The Reluctant Homeschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344663418885710401noreply@blogger.com