Spiritual gifts are expected to be exercised

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Spiritual gifts can be described as being given to those who are in Christ. 

Spiritual gifts are expected to be exercised. 

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Spiritual gifts are given to those who are in Christ:

Spiritual gifts can be described as being given to those who are in Christ. 

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Spiritual gifts are expected to be exercised:

Spiritual gifts are EXPECTED to be EXERCISED. 

Peter wrote: "as each received (a) GIFT, MINISTERING IT to each-other as good stewards (of the) diversified grace (of) God" (1 Peter 4:10). Peter here wrote that because each received a gift, they are to be "MINISTERING IT" (1 Peter 4:10).

Paul wrote: "HAVING DIFFERENT GIFTS according-to the grace having-been-given (to) us, (EXERCISE THEM accordingly): whether prophecy [...] or ministry [...] or the (one) teaching [...] or the (one) exhorting [...] the (one) giving [...] the (one) leading [...] the (one) showing-mercy" (Romans 12:6-8). Paul here wrote to "EXERCISE" (Romans 12:6) spiritual gifts accordingly. 

Whenever believers come together:

Spiritual gifts are expected to be exercised WHENEVER BELIEVERS COME TOGETHER. 

Paul wrote: "WHAT THEN IS (TO BE DONE), brothers? WHENEVER YOU-COME TOGETHER, EACH (ONE) HAS (a) psalm, has (a) TEACHING, has (a) revelation, has (a) TONGUE, has (an) INTERPRETATION" (1 Corinthians 14:26). 

Paul here wrote about what "IS (TO BE DONE)" (1 Corinthians 14:26) "WHENEVER YOU-COME TOGETHER" (1 Corinthians 14:26) is that each has a spiritual gift to exercise.

Believers are commanded to be zealous for spiritual gifts:

Paul commanded believers (in the imperative mood in the Greek) to "BE-ZEALOUS (for) the SPIRITUAL (GIFTS)" (1 Corinthians 14:1) and "BE-ZEALOUS (for) the PROPHESYING" (1 Corinthians 14:39), indicating that "(the things) which I-am-writing (to) you, that they-are (A) COMMANDMENT (OF THE) LORD" (1 Corinthians 14:37). 

The Greek verb for "BE-ZEALOUS" [zéloо́ 2206 in Greek] comes from the Greek noun for "zeal" [zelos 2205 in Greek], which simply refers to the zeal someone can have for something, as for example it is written: "they-have (a) zeal [zelos 2205 in Greek] (for) God" (Romans 10:2).

To be zealous for the spiritual gifts is not an ironic command but a serious one, the same way that pursuing love is a serious command and can be found in the same sentence as the command to be zealous for spiritual gifts, as Paul wrote: "BE-PURSUING love. AND BE-ZEALOUS (for) the spiritual (gifts)" (1 Corinthians 14:1).

A believer can be reminded to rekindle their gift:

Paul wrote to Timothy: "I-AM-REMINDING YOU TO-BE-REKINDLING the GIFT (of) God which is in you through the laying-on (of) my hands" (2 Timothy 1:6). 

Paul here explicitly REMINDED Timothy, who may not have been exercising the gift in him, "TO-BE-REKINDLING the GIFT" (2 Timothy 1:6) in him, which may imply that the gift may have been expected to be exercised.

Spiritual gifts are given for certain goals:

Spiritual gifts are expected to be exercised because they are given for certain goals that need to be achieved. 

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