Spiritual gifts are given for certain goals

Summary:

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

Spiritual gifts are given for certain goals. For example:

- To EDIFY believers in Christ.

- To bring believers in Christ to BECOME MATURE SPIRITUALLY. 

- To bring believers in Christ to ATTAIN THE UNITY OF THE FAITH. 

- To be SIGNS for believers in Christ and unbelievers.

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Spiritual gifts can be 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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To edify believers in Christ:

Gifts can EDIFY believers in Christ.

It is written: "He gave some (as) apostles, and some (as) prophets [...] FOR (THE) BUILDING-UP (OF) THE BODY (OF) CHRIST" (Ephesians 4:11-12).

Paul wrote: "The (one) speaking (in a) tongue IS-EDIFYING HIMSELF, but the (one) prophesying IS-EDIFYING (THE) CHURCH" (1 Corinthians 14:4).

Paul wrote: "since you-are zealots (for) spiritual (gifts), be-seeking that you-may-abound FOR THE EDIFICATION (OF) THE CHURCH" (1 Corinthians 14:12).

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. LET ALL (THINGS) BE-DONE FOR EDIFICATION" (1 Corinthians 14:26).

To bring believers in Christ to become mature spiritually:

Gifts can bring believers in Christ to BECOME MATURE SPIRITUALLY. 

Paul wrote that gifts are given to the church so that by them we might become MATURE, as he wrote: "He gave some (as) APOSTLES, and some (as) PROPHETS, and some (as) EVANGELISTS, and some (as) SHEPHERDS and TEACHERS, for the completeness (of) the holy (ones)" (Ephesians 4:11-12), "until we all attain to the unity (of) the faith and (of) the knowledge (of) the Son of God, TO (a) MATURE [teleios 5046 in Greek] man, to (the) measure (of the) stature (of) the fullness (of) Christ, so-that WE-MAY-BE NO-LONGER INFANTS" (Ephesians 4:13-14)." 

"Paul, (AN) APOSTLE (of) Christ Jesus" (Colossians 1:1) wrote that he was laboring so that he may present every person perfect in Christ, as he wrote about Christ "Whom we are-proclaiming, admonishing every person, and teaching every person with all wisdom, in-order-that WE-MAY-PRESENT every person MATURE [teleios 5046 in Greek] IN CHRIST, FOR WHICH I AM ALSO LABORING" (Colossians 1:28-29).

Until we all attain the unity of the faith:

Gifts can bring believers in Christ to ATTAIN THE UNITY OF THE FAITH. 

Paul wrote that gifts are given to the church so that by them we might ATTAIN THE UNITY OF THE FAITH, as he wrote: "He gave some (as) apostles, and some (as) prophets, and some (as) evangelists, and some (as) pastors and teachers [...] UNTIL WE ATTAIN TO THE UNITY (OF) THE FAITH and (of) the knowledge (of) the Son of God" (Ephesians 4:11-13).

To be signs for believers in Christ and unbelievers:

Gifts can be SIGNS for believers in Christ and unbelievers.

Paul wrote: "the TONGUES are FOR (A) SIGN [sémeion 4592 in Greek], not (for) the (ones) believing, but (for) the unbelievers. But the prophecy (is) not (for) the unbelievers, but (for) the (ones) believing" (1 Corinthians 14:22).

Healing can be a sign, as it is written: "the man was more (than) forty years (old) upon whom this SIGN [sémeion 4592 in Greek] (of) HEALING had-taken-place" (Acts 4:22). 

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