idnoble135:
Are we really to desire the fruit of the Spirit?

vislabraye:

U can receive any where. God is not limited by space or time. You can say a little prayer and ask God to fill you. As long as you believe, it is possible.

ARareGem:

A rough meaning of the word 'desire' would be a strong wish to have/do something. I'll say yes. You disagree?

musKeeto: What abt impregnating virgins? Isnt dat a gift?

idnoble135:
Are we really to desire the fruit of the Spirit?

ogokam:

Yes, Apostle Paul advised us to covet the GIFTS of the Holy Spirit. The gifts are received but His FRUIT are worked OUT. The fruit are to be desired more than the gifts. The fruit is worked out in us as we go deeper in God which is often manifested in our ATTITUDE TOWARDS GOD, OURSELVES AND PEOPLE WHILE THE GIFTS ARE FOR FUNCTION. THE GIFTS TERMINATE HERE ON EARTH BUT THE FRUIT PERFECT US TO BE LIKE CHRIST HIMSELF TILL WE MEET HIM FACE TO FACE. IT IS IN TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, SUFFERINGS, PERSECUTIONS THAT HELP REFINE US THAT THE FRUIT ARE WORKED OUT IN US. YES, DESIRE THEM MORE BUT THE GIFTS EMPOWER TO WORK OUT YOUR CALLING AS A CHILD OF GOD AND FOR WHAT HE HAS BROUGHT YOU INTO THIS EARTH FOR.

idnoble135:
Jesus said 'by their fruits you shall know them'. He was describing a set of people(Matthew 7:15-20) But he made it clear that the fruits will be the way to know them, the fruits will be their identification.
In like wise manner, fruits spiritually could mean a proof of something, an indicator. Do you get what I'm trying to say?
So, when scriptures talks about the fruits, it's not asking us to desire them. It is talking about features which we would see, which will serve as a means of identification that the Holy Spirit dwells in us.
However, not all christians learn to let this fruits gain expression in their life. It's up to us to yield to the Holy Spirit that this will be evident in our life.
No wonder Jesus said
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 KJV

ARareGem: I get you, Noble. It is more important for Christians to yeild themselves to the Spirit so His fruits gain expression in our lives, -this is what I meant by 'to desire the Fruit'- than to strive for the manifestation of the gifts of the Spirit in our lives.

pastormustwacc: If you are not sure whether or not you have been baptised by the holy spirit, then you are probably yet to receive the holy spirit baptism.
You can check out this thread, How to Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit

And later come back to join us here.

If you are here to mock the holy spirit, be warned, you might not go scott free.

Let us jump into the thread.
The 9 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
1) Word of Wisdom
2) Word of Knowledge
3) Faith
4) Gifts of Healing
5) Working of Miracles
6) Prophecy
7) Discerning of Spirits
Divers (or different) kinds of Tongues
9) Interpretation of (different) Tongues

First, i want to tell you that some of you have these gifts but due to ignorance are not even aware of it because your pastor probably did not teach you how to recognize them. Secondly, unbelief might be the problem. You might not believe, and think the voice in your head is the voice of demons - and you tell it to shut up. But the bible tells us how to differentiate between the spirit of God and the spirit of the world.

Also, different gifts can manifest at different times based on the leadings of the holy spirit. Remember, the power is not in you like that - it is from God. So when you work a miracle, all you have done is cause the holy spirit to move to bring about changes (the dynamic ability to make changes - like i was taught at Christ Embassy).


No believer can say that they have no gift of the Spirit from God. God has given all believers gifts; some have several but everyone has these gifts. These gifts of the Spirit are given not for the believer but for the Body of Christ. It is to make the Body complete. These gifts are intended for the church to edify it, to strengthen it, to feed it, to exhort it, to encourage it and to have the Body of Christ empowered to do the work of Christ. These gifts are always to exalt Christ, to witness of God’s power, to build up the Body, and to work to enlarge the Body of Christ by sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with the lost. There are several biblical tools and surveys that believers can use to discover their own gifts of the Spirit. These are helpful applications to allow the Christian to see what their gifts are and therefore how they can best help the church. No believer in Christ has any gift of the Spirit.

7 gifts?
Isaiah 11:2-3 speaks of seven different spirits or gifts: “And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. He will delight in obeying the Lord.
He will not judge by appearance nor make a decision based on hearsay (called discernment).” These are important gifts and some of them are similar to but different from the gifts of the Spirit that Paul talks about in the New Testament in I Corinthians chapter twelve. There are nine gifts of the Spirit mentioned by Paul in I Corinthians chapter twelve:
1) Word of Wisdom
2) Word of Knowledge
3) Faith
4) Gifts of Healing
5) Working of Miracles
6) Prophecy
7) Discerning of Spirits
Divers (or different) kinds of Tongues
9) Interpretation of (different) Tongues


This is not an exhaustive list of the gifts of the spirit, for example some are said to have the gift of mercy which is a person who is quick to forgive and not judge others who have sinned while others are not so quick to do so. God gives these gifts as He sees best and not what we think they are for (v 11). We can not receive gifts we are not intended to receive but we can desire certain gifts, indicating that we can receive gifts of the Spirit that may fulfill the desires of our hearts while still fulfilling God‘s purpose for them (v 31). Let’s examine what these gifts are and what is their intended use is for in the church today.
Romans chapter twelve has a similar listing of the gifts of the Spirit but I Corinthians chapter twelve is more comprehensive in nature. I Corinthians chapter twelve begin with Paul telling the Corinthian church, and for the most part, all believers in the church today. Paul wants to make these gifts crystal clear to us and so we will depend upon the inspired Word of God to reveal them to us (v 1).
Paul tells us that “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them” (v 4). No two gifts are the same and generally no two believers have exactly the same gifts but always these gifts are given for the common good of the church (v 7).

Cykik: .
So do you mean that people should accept christ before getting baptized?

fiizznation: do xtians comunicate wit the holy spirit? if yes abeg make una ask am y xtians even pastors sins against god wen u so call ve spirit in u. thank u

POPE II: Please stop calling yourself a Christian, the best label for you is atheist or agnostic .
Smh @ question 1
Question three doesn't make much sense, there's no competition here , besides we are all sinners, we all sin this is why we ask for forgiveness

Bloggeryippee:

Am looking for virgin

Ojo Madiba: Is singing a gift from the holy spirit? Cos thats only what i see myself doing.

ogokam:


Every human being has been born with a gift or more. As a Christian, you definately have one or more of these gifts. Apostle Paul even advised us to covert these gifts and we will receive them. You have a gift, dint worry. As you seek God's face, He'll show or tell you. Through dreams is one of the simple ways to determine what gift you possess. For more knowledge, get EXCELLING IN SPIRITUAL GIFTS BY PASTOR DR. DAMIAN UZORUO OF DIVINE MAJESTY WORSHIP MINISTRY. You can call me on 08098114780 on how to get it. Am not marketing here. A friend attends this ministry and she operates unreservedly in the gifts of thw Word of wisdom, knowledge, discernment and prophecy because this man of God does a yearly training on discovering your giftings and how to use them to function in the body of Christ. When I told her about my prayer to excel in my giftings also, she gave me the book to read and God blessed me richly through it.