Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Some are given...All are called...

Compliments of my Study Notes :) It's kinda poetic don't you think?

Some Christians are given Divine wisdom (1 Cor 13:8)
All beleivers are called to live wisely (Rom 16:19; Eph 5:15; Col 4:5)

Some Christians are given Extraordinary faith (1 Cor 12:9)
All Believers are called to walk by faith (2 Cor 5:7) and abound in faith (2 Cor 8:7); to take up the shield of faith (Eph 6:16) and pursue faith (1 Tim 6:12; 2 Tim 2:22)

Some Christians are given Special teaching gifts (1 Cor 12:28; Rom 12:7)
All Believers are called to teach others the truths of God (Matt 28:20; 2 Tim 2:2,24)

Some Christians are given Supernatural ability to help (1 Cor 12:28)
All Believers are called to serve one another in love (Gal 5:13) and to minister to others (Rom 12:7)

Some Christians are given the gift of exhortation (Rom 12:8)
All Believers are called to exhort one another daily (Heb 3:13)

Some Christians are given the ability to give with liberality (Rom 12:8)
All Believers are called to give "not grudgingly or of necessity" but cheerfully (2 Cor 9:7)

Some Christians are given Divine power to show mercy (Rom 12:8)
All Believers are called to be merciful (Luke 6:36; James 2:13)

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