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Description: The gift of Knowledge is the divine enablement to bring truth to the body through a revelation or biblical insight.
Distinctives: People with this gift
*Receive truth which enables them to better serve the body
*Search the scriptures for insight, understanding and truth
*Have an unusual insight or understanding that serves the church
*Organize information for teaching and practical use
*Gain knowledge which was not attained by natural observations or means
Traits:
*Inquisitive
*Responsive
*Observant
*Insightful
*Reflective
*Studious
*Truthful
Cautions: People with this gift
*Need to be careful of this gift leading to pride (“knowledge puffs up”
*Should remember that it’s God message, not theirs, when they give word of knowledge to the church
*Need to remember with the increasing of knowledge comes the increasing of pain
References:
1 Corinthians 12:8
Mark 2:6-8
John 1:45-50
Definition taken from Network: Participants Manual, p. 87.
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