Spiritual Gits: The word of knowledge
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
1 Corinthians 12:8
Def: The supernatural revelation of facts past, present, or future which were not learned through the efforts of the natural mind.
“The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man’s judgment:
“For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.”
1 Corinthians 2:15, 16, NIV.
Function of the Gift:
1. Protects the Christian from deception
2. Shows how to pray effectively
3. Shows how to help others
Four Kinds of Knowledge:
1. Natural human knowledge – Daniel 12:4
- The increase of human knowledge is exponential.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
- 1 Corinthians 8:1
2. The fallen world’s supernatural knowledge – Acts 16:16-18
- The occult
- Psychic
- Metaphysical
- Cults
3. True human intellectual knowledge – John 17:3, Philippians 3:10
- Comes as a result of knowing Christ
- Being filled with the Holy Spirit
- Through studying the Word of God
- Which brings knowledge of the will of God – Exodus 33:12-13
- The knowledge of the Lord is increasing throughout the world! – Isaiah 11:9
- The knowledge of the Lord is eternal – Matthew 24:35, 1 Peter 1:25
4. The gift of the word of knowledge
What it isn’t:
- It isn’t a psychic phenomenon or esp
- It isn’t clairvoyance
- It isn’t precognition (the ability to know the future)
These are forbidden – 1Chronicles 10:13-14, Deuteronomy 18:9-12
There are two sources of spiritual power in this world: God and Satan. Just because something is ‘supernatural’ doesn’t mean that it is good or it is from God.
What it is:
- It is a gift from God
- It is a power of the world to come – through Jesus! – Hebrews 6:5, James 1:17
- It is to profit and benefit the church – 1 Corinthians 12:7
Examples:
- Used to expose sin – 2 Samuel 12:7-13 (David and Bathsheba)
- Used to reveal the condition of the heart – Matthew 9:2-6
- Jesus ‘saw’ Nathanael long before he met him – John 1:47-50
- Used to reveal corruption in the church – Acts 5:1-10
How can we see this being used in the contemporary church?
1 Corinthians 12:8
Def: The supernatural revelation of facts past, present, or future which were not learned through the efforts of the natural mind.
“The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man’s judgment:
“For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.”
1 Corinthians 2:15, 16, NIV.
Function of the Gift:
1. Protects the Christian from deception
2. Shows how to pray effectively
3. Shows how to help others
Four Kinds of Knowledge:
1. Natural human knowledge – Daniel 12:4
- The increase of human knowledge is exponential.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
- 1 Corinthians 8:1
2. The fallen world’s supernatural knowledge – Acts 16:16-18
- The occult
- Psychic
- Metaphysical
- Cults
3. True human intellectual knowledge – John 17:3, Philippians 3:10
- Comes as a result of knowing Christ
- Being filled with the Holy Spirit
- Through studying the Word of God
- Which brings knowledge of the will of God – Exodus 33:12-13
- The knowledge of the Lord is increasing throughout the world! – Isaiah 11:9
- The knowledge of the Lord is eternal – Matthew 24:35, 1 Peter 1:25
4. The gift of the word of knowledge
What it isn’t:
- It isn’t a psychic phenomenon or esp
- It isn’t clairvoyance
- It isn’t precognition (the ability to know the future)
These are forbidden – 1Chronicles 10:13-14, Deuteronomy 18:9-12
There are two sources of spiritual power in this world: God and Satan. Just because something is ‘supernatural’ doesn’t mean that it is good or it is from God.
What it is:
- It is a gift from God
- It is a power of the world to come – through Jesus! – Hebrews 6:5, James 1:17
- It is to profit and benefit the church – 1 Corinthians 12:7
Examples:
- Used to expose sin – 2 Samuel 12:7-13 (David and Bathsheba)
- Used to reveal the condition of the heart – Matthew 9:2-6
- Jesus ‘saw’ Nathanael long before he met him – John 1:47-50
- Used to reveal corruption in the church – Acts 5:1-10
How can we see this being used in the contemporary church?
posted by Doug Love at 10:08 AM
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