06/13/2026
There are those who say that the gifts of the Spirit were only for the apostles in the beginning of the church and that they are not for the believers of today.
This is not so. Just read the following verses from 1 Corinthians:
13.8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
13.9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
13.10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
There are those who believe that verse 10 above means that they are done away with, but I say unto you that they have not been done away with because that which is perfect has not come yet...
The church as a whole has not been perfected, and shall not be perfected until Christ returns for the church. When the Great Taking Up "the rapture" happens we will finally be perfected and then the gifts of the Spirit, which are meant to build up the church and help us to win the lost will no longer be needed.
Until the Lord returns for His spotless bride, the gifts of the Spirit should always be in operation throughout the whole body of Christ. There's only two possibilities as to why they are not in operation within the church today;
1.) The churches that don't see any signs of the gifts in operation have not gone through to the baptism in the Holy Ghost.
2.) Even if they have gone through to the baptism in the Holy Ghost, they are either too carnal to function in the gifts, or they don't believe what Jesus said about the signs that shall follow those who believe...
Mark
16.17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
16.18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
When the Lord Jesus Christ says that these signs shall follow those who believe, He is talking about All Who Believe!
If we're not seeing these signs following us as Christians, we need to ask God to show us why He is not working with us, signs following as He did with the disciples after Christ ascended into heaven.
It's time to become the church that Christ is returning for because we are in the last days and none of us knows the day or the hour of His return. We can't become complacent and trust just every wind of doctrine. If it's in the Word of God, know of a certainty that it is true and righteous all together.
If it contradicts the Word of God, those who have received the baptism in the Holy Ghost will know within themselves to throw it out because God always shows us the truth about everything we read and hear if our ears are open to hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Seek the Lord for the truth and be set free, and find life more abundant in Jesus Christ!