The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

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All definitions of Hebrew and Greek words are the author’s except for dorea, chapter
2, p. 28. See Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, #G1431, and New American
Standard Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (NASC), #G1431, © 1981 by The Lockman
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THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT:
Understanding and Receiving God’s Supernatural Power in Your Life
Derek Prince Ministries
P.O. Box 19501
Charlotte, North Carolina 28219
www.derekprince.org
ISBN-13: 978-0-88368-291-3
ISBN-10: 0-88368-291-5
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© 2007 by Derek Prince Ministries, International
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Prince, Derek.
The gifts of the spirit : understanding and receiving God’s supernatural power
in your life / Derek Prince.
p. cm.
Summary: “Explores the nature and operation of the nine gifts of the Holy
Spirit listed by the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 12”—Provided by publisher.
ISBN 978-0-88368-291-3 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Gifts, Spiritual. I. Title.
BT767.3.P75 2007
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ONTENTS
Part 1:
The Nature of the Gifts
1. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit ..............................................8
2. Charisma: Grace Gifts ....................................................25
3. The Manifestation of the Spirit ......................................40
Part 2:
Gifts of Revelation
4. A Word of Wisdom ..........................................................52
5. A Word of Knowledge .....................................................73
6. Discernings of Spirits ......................................................85
Part 3:
Gifts of Power
7. Faith ..............................................................................106
8. Gifts of Healings ...........................................................128
9. Workings of Miracles ....................................................139
Part 4:
The Vocal Gifts
10. Kinds of Tongues and Interpretation of Tongues ........154
11. Prophecy ........................................................................176
12. How to Judge Prophecy ................................................198
Part 5:
Using the Gifts
13. How to Exercise Spiritual Gifts .....................................224
About the Author ............................................................... 251

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he New Testament depicts Christianity as a supernatu-
ral way of life. To be functioning members of the body
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of Christ, as well as more effective witnesses for Him in
the world, we need an understanding of the nine supernatural
gifts of the Holy Spirit and their operation in our lives. The
apostle Paul listed these gifts in 1 Corinthians 12:
There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There
are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there
are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who
works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is
given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given
the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word
of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by
the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same
Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another
prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another
different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation
of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these
things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
(1 Corinthians 12:4–11)
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TThhee GGiiffttss ooff tthhee HHoollyy SSppiirriitt
These gifts are all supernatural. None of them could be
explained by natural talent, education, or ability. A word of
wisdom or knowledge is not the kind of wisdom or knowledge
that comes from spending fifteen years in college and having
three degrees. It is wisdom or knowledge that is given by the
Holy Spirit. Healing is not the type of healing that is admin-
istered by the general physician or the surgeon—though we
respect medical science and are grateful for it. This is super-
natural healing.
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HHEE IINNEE IIFFTTSS OOFF TTHHEE PPIIRRIITT
Let us look at a more literal translation of some of the
gifts of the Spirit from the above passage to prepare us for
exploring each of them in some
detail in coming chapters. In verse
eight, where the New King James Ver-
sion reads, “For to one is given the word CChhrriissttiiaanniittyy
of wisdom through the Spirit, to another
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the word of knowledge through the same
ssuuppeerrnnaattuurraall
Spirit,” there is actually no “the” in
the Greek. I therefore translate these wwaayy ooff lliiffee..
gifts as “a word of wisdom” and “a
word of knowledge.” In verse ten,
“to another the working of miracles” is
literally “workings of miracles.” Both significant words are
plural. Likewise, “discerning of spirits” should be “discernings
of spirits.”
Four of the gifts are therefore plural in nature: (1) gifts of
healings, (2) workings of miracles, (3) discernings of spirits,
and (4) kinds of tongues. Recognizing the plural nature of
these gifts is important for understanding how they function.
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