There is the occasional discussion about spiritual gifts, and those of us in mainline, liturgical faith communities often come out looking poorly. We are not as quick to search for and even identify "spiritual gifts."
But I like where this paragraph in I Cor 12 take us.
Paul concludes by saying "no one can say 'Jesus is Lord' except by the Holy Spirit." The first "gift" he identifies is the gift of believing and trusting in Jesus as Lord.
Faith is itself a gift from God. It is the first spiritual gift which enables us to search for and identify other spiritual gifts. Without this gift, no others can be lifted up or utilized.
Should you find yourself in a discussion about spiritual gifts, recall these verses and be quick to identify the spiritual gift which God has given you.
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