by David Speicher | Nov 4, 2021 | Wisdom
1 Corinthians 1:20-24 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of...
by David Speicher | Nov 2, 2021 | Wisdom
1 Corinthians 1:18-19 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” Read this,...
by David Speicher | Oct 28, 2021 | Gifts
This may have occurred to you already, but I am going to say this anyway, Jesus had all of the gifts and except for tongues and the interpretation of tongues, we see Him using all of the gifts. I would imagine that when He went off alone to pray, He might have used...
by David Speicher | Oct 26, 2021 | Gifts
All right, let’s move on to the next set of gifts.Let’s review quickly so that we have context for clearer understanding. There are three sets of gifts described by the Apostle Paul and all are referenced in 1 Corinthians 12:4-6.“Now there are varieties of gifts, but...
by David Speicher | Oct 21, 2021 | Gifts
Ephesians 4:11-14 (ESV) And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son...