Greek Wisdom

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Paul then lines out the Spiritual Gifts,
…to one is given a message of wisdom… a message of knowledge… faith by the same Spirit… gifts of healing… the performing of miracles… prophecy… distinguishing between spirits… different kinds of languages… interpretation of languages. But one and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as He wills (1Cor 12:7-11).
In Greek, wisdom is σοφία, which, as Albert Barns states, is one who is “distinguished for wise, and prudent, and comprehensive views of the scheme of redemption, and with a faculty of clearly explaining it to the apprehension of people.” The Gift of Wisdom is the Spiritual Guidance to Guide. Knowledge in Greek is γνωσις, which can be interpreted as absolute knowledge or “an exhaustive knowledge without error.” This is not simply a personal observation, it is a coherent truth, not one that is based on personal experience, but one that comes from the Spirit. The Gift of Faith in Greek is πίστις, which means trust, a firm persuasion, a confidence, “a …show more content…

Prophecy in Greek is προφητεία, which means to predict. However, there is a means and reason for a prediction. Gordon Fee provides a proper understanding of prophecy when he describes the prophets of Israel. He provides a few main points: 1) prophets were covenant enforcers, 2) the message from the prophets was not their message but God’s, 3) “the prophets were God’s direct representatives,” and 4) a prophets’ message was “not original.” All of these points provide the clear understanding that, though, sometimes, the prophet’s spoke of something in the near future, they were not speaking something that was new to the world. An example is the Law. Almost everything a prophet spoke was in regards to the Law given to Israel, not some far future catastrophic event. Although, catastrophes came to Israel which were provided by a prophet, but it was simply a reaction to what God had

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