The scriptures tell us that we receive the Holy Spirit when we accept Christ but that knowledge makes many Christians ask themselves, “If I have received the Holy Spirit, why can’t I speak in tongues or heal the sick? One possibility is that they haven’t tried; it takes nerve (or faith) to lay hands on a sick person and pronounce them well - and risk that they won’t be well.
While that is a possibility, our group reviewed 1 Corinthians 12:4-5 which tells us the Holy Spirit gives to each believer different kinds of gifts; not everyone will speak in tongues; some are profits and some can heal. The challenge then is to determine what gift you have received and to apply it for the common good.
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