by George Runyan | Feb 28, 2013 | George Runyan
1 Corinthians 12:31 – Earnestly desire the greater gifts. And yet I show you a still more excellent way. All that God has done for us comes from His attribute of love, for God is love! Any gift He imparts to a believer comes from a motivation of His love. He expects...
by George Runyan | Feb 27, 2013 | George Runyan
1 Corinthians 12:12-13 – Even as the body is one and yet has many members, by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, we were all made to drink of one Spirit. The Apostle Paul uses the illustration of the human body to illustrate Christ’s spiritual body. The...
by George Runyan | Feb 26, 2013 | George Runyan
1 Corinthians 12:11 – One and the self-same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. We have spent a number of days in our devotion considering the work of the Holy Spirit. We have especially considered His work as it...
by George Runyan | Feb 25, 2013 | George Runyan
1 Corinthians 12:10 – To another, the interpretation of tongues. The gift of interpretation was very important in the early church. There were many languages spoken throughout the Roman Empire. In Acts 2, we read about all those from around the empire that had come to...
by George Runyan | Feb 24, 2013 | George Runyan
1 Corinthians 12:10 – To another, various kinds of tongues. The subject of tongues and prophecy are at the heart of this part of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians. The gift of tongues was being misused in the corporate gatherings. The purpose for the gift was to...
