Concerning Spiritual Gifts and Unity and Diversity in the Body - 1 Corinthians 12 Flashcards

#1

1 Corinthians 12 opens with, “Now about _____, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.”

📖 1 Corinthians 12:1

#2

How many fruit of the Spirit are listed in 1 Corinthians 12?

📖 1 Corinthians 12:1–11

#3

Which gift of the Spirit is first mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12:1–11?

📖 1 Corinthians 12:8

#4

Which of the following is NOT among the gifts of the Spirit as outlined in 1 Corinthians 12:1–11?

📖 1 Corinthians 12:1–11

#5

According to 1 Corinthians 12:11, who chooses which gifts we are endowed with?

📖 1 Corinthians 12:11

#6

According to 1 Corinthians 12, the gifts of healing and working of miracles are essentially the same.

📖 1 Corinthians 12:9–10

#7

According to 1 Corinthians 12, we all as the body of Christ are supposed to manifest the same giftings.

📖 1 Corinthians 12:12–31

#8

“For we were all baptized by one_____ so as to form one body", as sated in 1 Corinthians 12:13

📖 1 Corinthians 12:13

#2

None of the above

The fruit of the Spirit are not listed in 1 Corinthians 12. Instead, the chapter explicitly discusses gifts of the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:1–11

#1

The gifts of the Spirit

1 Corinthians 12 opens with, “Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.”

1 Corinthians 12:1

#4

The gift of knowledge

The NIV specifically lists “a message of knowledge” in 1 Corinthians 12:8; it does not use the phrase “the gift of knowledge.”

1 Corinthians 12:1–11

#3

The message of wisdom

The first gift mentioned in the passage is “a message of wisdom.”

1 Corinthians 12:8

#6

No

No. Paul lists “gifts of healing” and “miraculous powers” separately, showing that they are distinguished in the passage.

1 Corinthians 12:9–10

#5

The Holy Spirit

“All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.”

1 Corinthians 12:11

#8

Spirit

“For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.”

1 Corinthians 12:13

#7

False

The chapter teaches that the body of Christ has many parts with different functions and giftings. Paul asks, “Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?” The answer implied by these questions is no.

1 Corinthians 12:12–31

#9

The chapter teaches us to desire spiritual gifts.

📖 Corinthians 12:31

#10

The chapter closes with _______.

📖 1 Corinthians 12:31

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#10

“Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way.”

This is the final verse of 1 Corinthians 12.

1 Corinthians 12:31

#9

True

Paul says, “Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way.”

Corinthians 12:31

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