USING AND MISUSING SPIRITUAL GIFTS

What was and is the purpose of spiritual gifts or charismata? Paul begins his three-chapter answer to this question in 1 Corinthians 12:1 and in this episode we consider mainly chapter 12, examining in turn the problem of spiritual gifts, the provider of spiritual gifts and the purpose of spiritual gifts, and applying our conclusions first to the historical situation at Corinth and then to their importance for us today.