When exhorted, what things were people encouraged to do?
I Peter 5:1- 2 _____
II Timothy 4:1- 4 _____
I Thessalonians 2:11- 12 _____
II Thessalonians 3:12 _____
Study the following verses and complete the chart:
Who Encouraged Whom
Acts 14:21- 22 ____ ____
Acts 16:40 ____ ____
Acts 20:1 ____ ____
II Corinthians 1:3- 7 ____ ____
WORD OF WISDOM
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom... (I Corinthians 12:8)The word of wisdom is the ability to receive insight as to how knowledge may be applied to
specific needs. Given the facts in any situation, a person with this gift knows how to apply the
facts to bring a wise solution.
The word of wisdom is a divine insight into people and situations that is not obvious to the
average person. This God-given wisdom is combined with an understanding of what to do and
how to do it. This gift is not called "the gift of wisdom" because it does not give one the total
wisdom of God. It is a word of wisdom, just a portion of God's infinite wisdom.
The gift of the word of wisdom does not come through education. The source of such wisdom is
God:
...to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of
Christ;