27 - Spiritual Gifts
1. When Jesus ascended to heaven, what did He do?
"Gave gifts unto men" Ephesians 4:8
2. What are some of the gifts that He gave?
"And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers" Ephesians 4:11
3. For what purpose did Jesus give these spiritual gifts to His church?
"For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ" Ephesians 4:12
4. How long will each of these gifts be needed?
"Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ" Ephesians 4:13
5. In what way do these gifts help us?
"That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine" Ephesians 4:14
6. What two gifts were noted at Antioch?
"Prophets and teachers" Acts 13:1
7. What was Philip’s gift?
"Evangelist" Acts 21:8
8. The same man had four daughters which did what?
"Prophesy" Acts 21:9
9. What role did prophets play in Israel?
"By a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved" Hosea 12:13
10. How does God keep His people informed of His plans?
"Surely the Lord God will do nothing but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets" Amos 3:7
11. How does God communicate to His prophets?
"If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream" Numbers 12:6
12. What is the source of genuine prophecy?
"For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" 2 Peter 1:21
13. How were they moved by the Holy Ghost?
"The Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified" 1 Peter 1:10, 11
14. What part do angels play in this chain of communication?
"The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw" Revelation 1:1, 2
15. He that is now called a prophet was beforetime called what?
"A seer" 1 Samuel 9:9
16. What prophet and what seer wrote books that are not in our Bible?
"Nathan the prophet, and…Gad the seer" 1 Chronicles 29:29
17. What can we expect in the last days?
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams" Acts 2:17
18. To what two divine sources of instruction has the Lord asked us to hearken?
"Thus saith the Lord; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you…" Jeremiah 26:4, 5
19. What happens when the law is upheld no more?
"Her prophets also find no vision from the Lord" Lamentations 2:9
20. How did God reply to some who inquired of Him?
"I will not be inquired of by you" Ezekiel 20:3
21. Why did the Lord refuse to give them a prophetic word at that time?
"They walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted" Ezekiel 20:11-13
22. What is the secret of prosperity?
"Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper" 2 Chronicles 20:20