How to Figure out What My Spiritual Gifts Are?

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Thankfully, after 20 posts someone has finally addressed what the Scriptures speak of when we refer to 'spiritual gifts'; though you accidentally left of knowledge which is of course the second of the nine Manifestations of the Spirit - easy to do!

By pointing us back to the Scriptures you have established a Biblical benchmark, where Paul has prescribed the entirety of the 9 Manifestations of the Holy Spirit. The reason that I always refer to this list as Manifestations of the Holy Spirit is because this is the way that Paul describes them, in that they are an outworking (not a gift) of the Holy Spirit from within the Believer either to the Father or to others, though the Spirit will also speak to the Believer who he resides within through at least five of these Manifestations such as wisdom, knowledge, faith, discerning of Spirits and interpretation of tongues.

When most people discuss what they deem to be spiritual gifts, this immediately creates a dilemma in that neither Paul nor any other Biblical author uses this particular English expression; this can be seen within the numerous commentaries that address 1Cor 12, 13 & 14 where the commentators will acknowledge that whereas Paul has used the Greek words pneumatikos and charisma the various English translations have regularly inserted spiritual gifts which is a point of contention for many such commentators particularly with the 1Cor 12:1.

About one good piece of advice that I could give to anyone is to avoid these often very questionable "Know your gifts" seminars and books as they are best suited for the secular business world.

No, they are not wisdom and knowledge, but WORD OF Wisdom, and WORD OF Knowledge. And Prophecy and interpretation of tongues. All four are hearing gifts. It is not ALL God's wisdom or knowledge, just a "word" in comparison.
 
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No, they are not wisdom and knowledge, but WORD OF Wisdom, and WORD OF Knowledge. And Prophecy and interpretation of tongues. All four are hearing gifts. It is not ALL God's wisdom or knowledge, just a "word" in comparison.
If you want to be specific then miracles should be read as ἐνεργήματα δυνάμεων or 'workings of powers' as the world miracle is not found within the Greek NT.

As the 9 Operations of the Holy Spirit are all His outworkings, then the word (logos) of wisdom and word (logos) knowledge are spiritual thoughts that the Holy Spirit originates, they cannot be created by mere human action.
 
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If you want to be specific then miracles should be read as ἐνεργήματα δυνάμεων or 'workings of powers' as the world miracle is not found within the Greek NT.

As the 9 Operations of the Holy Spirit are all His outworkings, then the word (logos) of wisdom and word (logos) knowledge are spiritual thoughts that the Holy Spirit originates, they cannot be created by mere human action.

Exactly! They are from God.
 
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