tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post7742317930702249155..comments2023-10-29T19:03:11.547-04:00Comments on A Pilgrim's Progress: On the Willingness to SpeakErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-48708393322917392292010-03-20T17:02:57.482-04:002010-03-20T17:02:57.482-04:00Jeffrey,
Thanks for the encouraging comment. It ...Jeffrey,<br /><br />Thanks for the encouraging comment. It does sound exciting to watch someone discover their spiritual gifts as you have mentioned. I can see how this setting would build up the entire body instead of just some of the people.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-84001769517345749152010-03-20T17:00:00.915-04:002010-03-20T17:00:00.915-04:00I couldn't agree more. The Bible speaks about ...I couldn't agree more. The Bible speaks about each believer being gifted and that each should use their gift to edify one another. Often this is used to get people to clean the bathroom and work in "children's Church". Nothing wrong with those activities if that's what the Holy Spirit leads one to do, but in a small group, watching someone listen for two months and then all of a sudden start to "chime in" during the study is great. Occasionally, it is apparent that someone is gifted in teaching, or discernment, or in wisdom for practically applying the passage being studied, and they seem surprised that the thing they said came out of them. That's what I find so exciting: someone discovering their gift. My goal is to see people come closer to Jesus, and closer to the life He has for them--not only in the next life, but this one too. I can't urge you strongly enough to pursue this nugget that God as apparently placed in your heart.<br /><br />In my humble opinion, and limited understanding, shedding what we hold as sacred, when it's not scriptural is like baptism: it's the first step toward obedience, even though we may not understand what's happening.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104333304917116520noreply@blogger.com