2006-06-30 10:10:19 · 11 answers · asked by raci_tracey 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Give me one reason why they are not. The Bible doesn't say that at all.. Here are two lists of the spiritual gifts, do you want to tell me that they are not for today??? Or do you want to pick and choose which ones you don't want today???
Eph 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
1Co 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
2006-06-30 10:13:35 · answer #1 · answered by † PRAY † 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because God doesn't change, He is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever. If He can enable some people of the OT to have gifts, He surely can still for today. It's the lack of faith and belief that one can't experience God's power the same way those people in the OT has experienced.
ISA 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.
2006-06-30 10:18:47 · answer #2 · answered by *♥£öVe§♥* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The spiritual gifts are a sham, like the rest of Christianity.
2006-06-30 10:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by Zombie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many, many spiritual gifts are for today! Leadership, teaching, creative communication, serving, apostleship, ... just to name a few.
Some of the other gifts tend to manifest in other ways, like healing.
Why would you say that spiritual gifts are not for today?
2006-06-30 10:58:36 · answer #4 · answered by Paul McDonald 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are, if God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, why wouldn't the gifts be. If they are not for today it is not because God has removed them, it is because those without the faith have done so by their unbelief. If mountains can be moved by faith surely if by the same faith I know I can talk to God through what others might call babble. I certainly don't lose because what others think, I gain for Christ knows my faith. I'm not sorry I believe, I'm sorry you don't. Pray for that though, I will. :)
2006-06-30 10:22:20 · answer #5 · answered by A1Truth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A christian man goes to church, and sits
impatiently and day dreaming of fishing. A spiritual
man goes fishing, and day dreams of God. christianity runs
on guilt,fear,sin and is mind driven. Spiritualism
runs on truth, peace, and joy, and is Heart driven.
Spiritualism is a life style christianity is a learned
from a book and folk lore you're born spiritual!!!!
2006-06-30 10:15:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. And no place in the Bible does it say they ever ended, in fact it tells of the gifts, and offices today.
2006-06-30 10:27:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they've sepearted themselves from the power of God so greatly, that He's gradually removing His influence along with their ability to believe anything other than what they WANT to believe.
2006-06-30 10:14:17 · answer #8 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What spirutal gifts. Do you mean babbling in church?
2006-06-30 10:12:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what are you talking about?
2006-06-30 10:12:51 · answer #10 · answered by Karen_momof4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋