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22161 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 166.2 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
In Paul’s epistle “to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ,” he tells of the bestowal of the spiritual gifts upon the church; or, more exactly, the renewal of the spiritual gifts in the New Testament church. He says:
22162 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 167.2 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
… these spiritual gifts to bring them into the unity of the faith of Christ. They will continue to need them until they attain to the full knowledge of Christ …
22163 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 167.3 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
… other spiritual gifts were imparted,—namely, until the work of the gospel closes, and the church militant becomes the church triumphant.
22164 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 167.4 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
… the spiritual gifts is recorded in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. In chapter 12, verses 4 to 31, they are set forth at considerable length, and with …
22165 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 168.2 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
… the spiritual gifts, which are so greatly needed, are to remain as long as the church is in the world. Moreover, the gift of prophecy is specifically mentioned …
22166 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 171.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
Pentecost was the beginning of the fulfillment of this prophecy. It marked the beginning of a great spiritual movement in the church and in the whole world.
22167 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 175.3 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
… the spiritual gifts bestowed by our Lord and highly prized by His disciples, there have been through the centuries, not only believers in these gifts, but …
22168 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 176.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
this view appears substantial. Here are two declarations of great confidence in the continuity of the spiritual gifts:
22169 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 176.3 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
Regarding the imperative need of the continuance in the church of all the spiritual gifts bestowed by our Lord at His ascension, the following forceful statement is made by the Reverend Wm. Eddy, of the Methodist Church:
22170 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy
… the spiritual, the supernatural. She needs them as ornaments to supersede her jewelry. Let her ‘covet earnestly’ these gifts, and there would be less covetousness …
22171 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 177.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
… desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.” Cultivating love and desiring spiritual gifts are to continue together in the church, without any …
22172 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 178.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
… the spiritual gifts by the church as only a claim, yet he does not refute the claim, and recites the exercise and aims of the gifts with greater clearness and …
22173 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 179.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
the spiritual gifts in the primitive church during both the second and the third centuries:
22174 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 181.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
… with spiritual gifts, including the gift of prophecy. One of these was Quadratus of Athens, of whom Eusebius wrote in these words:
22175 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 182.3 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
… the spiritual gifts at that period, it tells us of the great power that attended Christian workers, and of the marvelous results that followed. It should be …
22176 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 183 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
Concerning Spiritual Gifts
22177 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 183.3 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
One of the books written by Justin was known as his “Dialogue With Trypho, a Jew,” in which there is found a valuable statement regarding the manifestation of spiritual gifts in the church at that time, reading as follows:
22178 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 185.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
… the spiritual gifts. The apostles were now all dead. A new generation was carrying on the work nearly a century after Paul wrote his epistle to the Corinthian …
22179 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 185.2 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
… of spiritual gifts in the church during the second century was also borne by Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, in France, thus leading us to the western outposts of …
22180 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 186.4 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)
Such is the man who, as an eyewitness, bears positive testimony concerning the presence and operation of spiritual gifts in the church during the latter half of the second century. He says: