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	::::'''<span id="6670">6670.</span>''' We believe that the ~~Gift~~ of the Spirit is the Holy Spirit ~~himself~~, and He is to be desired more than the gifts of the Spirit which He in His wise counsel bestows upon individual members of the ~~Church~~ to enable them properly to fulfill their function as members of the body of Christ. The gifts of the Spirit, although not always identifiable with natural abilities, function through them for the edification of the whole church. These gifts are to be exercised in love under the administration of the Lord of the church, not through human volition. The relative value of the gifts of the Spirit is to be tested by their usefulness in the church and not by the ecstasy produced in the ones receiving them.		::::'''<span id="6670">6670.</span>''' We believe that the gift of the Spirit is the Holy Spirit Himself, and He is to be desired more than the gifts of the Spirit which He in His wise counsel bestows upon individual members of the church to enable them properly to fulfill their function as members of the body of Christ. The gifts of the Spirit, although not always identifiable with natural abilities, function through them for the edification of the whole church. These gifts are to be exercised in love under the administration of the Lord of the church, not through human volition. The relative value of the gifts of the Spirit is to be tested by their usefulness in the church and not by the ecstasy produced in the ones receiving them.

	::::[[Luke 11:13]]; [[Luke 24:49\|24:49]]; [[Acts 1:4]]; [[Acts 2:38-39\|2:38–39]]; [[Acts 8:19-20\|8:19–20]]; [[Acts 10:45\|10:45]]; [[Acts 11:17\|11:17]]; [[Romans 12:4-8\|Rom. 12:4–8]]; [[1 Corinthians 12:1-14:40\|1 Cor. 12:1–14:40]]; [[Ephesians 4:7-8\|Eph. 4:7–8]], [[Ephesians 4:11-16\|11–16]]; [[Hebrews 2:4\|Heb. 2:4]]; [[Hebrews 13:20-21\|13:20–21]]; [[1 Peter 4:8-11]].		::::[[Luke 11:13]]; [[Luke 24:49\|24:49]]; [[Acts 1:4]]; [[Acts 2:38-39\|2:38–39]]; [[Acts 8:19-20\|8:19–20]]; [[Acts 10:45\|10:45]]; [[Acts 11:17\|11:17]]; [[Romans 12:4-8\|Rom. 12:4–8]]; [[1 Corinthians 12:1-14:40\|1 Cor. 12:1–14:40]]; [[Ephesians 4:7-8\|Eph. 4:7–8]], [[Ephesians 4:11-16\|11–16]]; [[Hebrews 2:4\|Heb. 2:4]]; [[Hebrews 13:20-21\|13:20–21]]; [[1 Peter 4:8-11]].

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:::'''15. The Gifts of the Spirit'''

::::'''<span id="6670">6670.</span>''' We believe that the Gift of the Spirit is the Holy Spirit himself, and He is to be desired more than the gifts of the Spirit which He in His wise counsel bestows upon individual members of the Church to enable them properly to fulfill their function as members of the body of Christ. The gifts of the Spirit, although not always identifiable with natural abilities, function through them for the edification of the whole church. These gifts are to be exercised in love under the administration of the Lord of the church, not through human volition. The relative value of the gifts of the Spirit is to be tested by their usefulness in the church and not by the ecstasy produced in the ones receiving them.

::::[[Luke 11:13]]; [[Luke 24:49|24:49]]; [[Acts 1:4]]; [[Acts 2:38-39|2:38–39]]; [[Acts 8:19-20|8:19–20]]; [[Acts 10:45|10:45]]; [[Acts 11:17|11:17]]; [[Romans 12:4-8|Rom. 12:4–8]]; [[1 Corinthians 12:1-14:40|1 Cor. 12:1–14:40]]; [[Ephesians 4:7-8|Eph. 4:7–8]], [[Ephesians 4:11-16|11–16]]; [[Hebrews 2:4|Heb. 2:4]]; [[Hebrews 13:20-21|13:20–21]]; [[1 Peter 4:8-11]].

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