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The Spiritual Gifts Handbook: The Complete Guide to Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gift

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Many of us believe that spiritual gifts belong solely to Christian professionals - pastors, missionaries, and seminarians. The Word of God, however, teaches that every believer has one or more gifts, and that use of these gifts is central to the effectiveness of the local church and our own sense of fulfillment. What we need is a "how to" manual that will help us discover our gifts and put them to work. This book does exactly that in a clear, understandable way. This manual demonstrates why spiritual gifts are vital to the life and growth of the church, explains what the spiritual gifts are, provides methods of determining what your gifts are, and gives specific suggestions on ways to use your gifts.

In the Preface Dr. Black writes "The church needs a "how to" manual to help the individual believer discover his/her gifts..." HELLO, Dr. Black! Is not the Bible the greatest "how to" book ever written? And if we believe that the Bible is the Word of God then we must also believe, as II Timothy 3:16 says - "All scripture is given by the inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." The key word there is ALL! Out of the 19 spiritual gifts listed in the Bible, Dr. Black proposes that the first 9, which include healings, miracles, tongues, etc., are no longer relevent. It is as if he skims the cream off of the top and tosses it out. By doing this he is saying that only a portion of God's Holy Word is given to present day believers. For believers seeking to be guided deeper into the scriptures for spiritual nourishment, be warned, you will come away empty with this book. I, personally, prefer guides who believe in "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." Hebrews 13:8