SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week's Study:
Acts 2:1–11; Rom 12:6–8; 1 Cor. 1:6, 7; 13:9; Eph. 4:11; 2 Thess. 2:9, 10.
Memory Text:
“There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all” (1 Corinthians 12:4-6, NKJV).
Seventh-day Adventists believe in the existence of spiritual gifts. We’re not alone, either. Many charismatic and Pentecostal churches have claimed to see the manifestation of spiritual gifts among themselves. Some of these have included people in church making noises like animals (lions, donkeys, dogs, even chickens!), as well as the utterances of prognostications and prophecies, such as the time it was prophesied that God blew up the space shuttle Challenger in order to teach America a lesson because there was a public school teacher on board (Apparently, someone believed that God doesn’t like public school teachers).As Seventh-day Adventists, we believe in the gift of the Spirit, including prophecy, but we also believe that everything should be tested by the Word of God. This week, using the Word, we’ll take a closer look at some of these gifts.
The Week at a Glance:
What is the purpose of spiritual gifts? How are they manifested? What about the gift of tongues? What does the Bible teach about counterfeit gifts?
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, January 17.
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