The New Testament names spiritual gifts in at least three separate passages — Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, and Ephesians 4 — and the lists do not match exactly.Cessationism and continuationism are both mainstream positions inside Protestant Christianity, not a fringe-versus-majority split.Pentecostalism is generally traced to a 1901 Bible college revival in Topeka, Kansas, and the Azusa Street Revival that began in Los Angeles in 1906.The Nicene Creed, in its final form from the Council of Constantinople in 381, describes the Holy Spirit as the Lord and giver of life.Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant traditions all affirm the Holy Spirit's personhood and divinity as settled doctrine — the disagreement is over specific gifts and how they operate today.The New Testament names spiritual gifts in at least three separate passages — Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, and Ephesians 4 — and the lists do not match exactly.Cessationism and continuationism are both mainstream positions inside Protestant Christianity, not a fringe-versus-majority split.Pentecostalism is generally traced to a 1901 Bible college revival in Topeka, Kansas, and the Azusa Street Revival that began in Los Angeles in 1906.The Nicene Creed, in its final form from the Council of Constantinople in 381, describes the Holy Spirit as the Lord and giver of life.Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant traditions all affirm the Holy Spirit's personhood and divinity as settled doctrine — the disagreement is over specific gifts and how they operate today.

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The Spiritual Gifts Reflection Workbook

Eight pages built around the actual New Testament gift lists, a guided reflection worksheet, and honest questions to bring to your own church community — not a quiz that pretends to know more than it can.

All three New Testament gift lists, side by side, with plain definitions
A guided worksheet to organize your own observations, not a scored quiz
Questions worth bringing to a pastor, mentor or small group
A short glossary of terms across traditions

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