CHAPTER SEVEN
SPEAKING GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:
Identify the five speaking gifts.
Define the speaking gifts.
Distinguish between the word of wisdom and the word of knowledge.KEY VERSE:
But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath
pleased Him. (I Corinthians 12:18)INTRODUCTION
Five gifts have been given the title of "speaking gifts" because they all involve speaking aloud.
The five speaking gifts are:
- Prophecy - Exhortation - Word of Knowledge
- Teaching - Word of Wisdom
The first two speaking gifts, prophecy and teaching, are similar to two of the special gifts. But
the speaking gifts of prophecy and teaching are not the same as the special leadership gifts of
being a prophet or a teacher.
PROPHECY
For to one is given by the Spirit...prophecy. (I Corinthians 12:10)A person with the gift of prophecy speaks by the special inspiration of God to communicate an
immediate message to His people. Prophecy was discussed in detail in the section on the special
gift of being a prophet. Everything said there about prophecy given by a prophet also applies to
the gift of prophecy. But the speaking gift of prophecy alone does not mean you have the special
gift of being a prophet. As you previously learned, God has set prophets [who also have the gift
of prophecy] in special leadership positions in the church.