Two Things to Know about the Holy Spirit – 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
12 Now with regard to spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. (2) You know that when you were Gentiles, as you were led by means of those dumb idols, you were being led astray. (3) For this reason, I am informing you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God can say, “Jesus be cursed;” and no one is able to say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
(4) Now there is a variety of gifts, but it is the same Spirit who gives all of them. (5) And there is a variety of ministries, but it is the same Lord who appoints all of them. (6) And there is a variety of works, but it is the same God who performs all things in all ways. (7) Now the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the common good—(8) to one there is given by the Spirit a word of wisdom, and to another there is given a word of knowledge through the same Spirit; (9) to yet another there is given the gift of faith by the same Spirit, to another there is given gifts of healing by the one Spirit, (10) to another there is given the ability to perform works of power, to another there is given the gift of prophecy, to another there is given the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another there is given the ability to speak in different languages, to another there is given the ability to interpret languages. (11) But the one and the same Spirit does all these things, distributing gifts to each one individually just as he desires.
Now proceed to the next section of this study, entitled, Exploring the Passage.
