Experience produces wisdom over time for most people. But the spiritual gift of Wisdom produces something different — a God-given ability to see the practical application of biblical truth in a given situation with a clarity and precision that goes beyond what age and experience alone can generate. The person with this gift does not […]

Of all the questions that come up in a serious study of spiritual gifts, this one comes up the most: what is the difference between the gift of Teaching and the gift of Knowledge? They seem to do the same thing. Both involve the Bible. Both produce understanding. Both serve the Body through the Word […]

Every church has people who show up early to set up chairs, stay late to put things away, and never once mention it. They see the small jobs nobody else notices. They volunteer before they are asked. They are content to work behind the scenes while others receive recognition they will never seek for themselves. […]

Kindness is a fruit of the Spirit. Every believer is called to be kind. But the gift of Mercy is not the same as being a kind person, and treating it as though it were means that the people in your church who carry it never fully understand what they have been given — or […]

Intelligence is not a spiritual gift. Education is not a spiritual gift. A person can have a PhD in theology and not have the gift of Knowledge. And a person with a third-grade education and the gift of Knowledge will consistently produce biblical insight that leaves seminary graduates taking notes. The gift of Knowledge is […]

Every Christian is called to give. Tithing, generosity, and sacrificial giving are commands that apply to the entire Body of Christ. So what makes the gift of Giving a spiritual gift? Why would God list it alongside gifts like Faith and Discernment if it were simply the practice of obedience that every believer shares? Because […]

Every Christian has faith. Without it, no one comes to salvation. But the spiritual gift of Faith listed in 1 Corinthians 12 is not the same thing as saving faith, and confusing the two leaves most believers unable to recognize this gift when it is operating right in front of them. Two Different Things With […]

If someone in your church is constantly telling people “You’ve got this” and “God is going to work it out” — that may be a kind person, but it is not necessarily the gift of Exhortation. The gift goes much deeper than a positive attitude, and confusing the two leaves a lot of hurting believers […]

Every church has someone who seems to know when something is off before anyone else does. They cannot always explain it immediately. They just know. Weeks later, when the situation unfolds and everyone else is surprised, that person is not surprised at all. That is not intuition. That is the gift of Discernment. What the […]

Most people hear the word “administration” and picture someone managing spreadsheets or running a committee. That is not what the Bible is talking about. The spiritual gift of Administration is something far more significant, and when it is missing from a local church, the entire Body feels it. What the Greek Actually Says The word […]