What is Impartation and why does it seem new to the church?
Impartation: is passing something down from one person to another, wether it be information or a spiritual gift.
Impartation is as old as the bible but has not been passed down like many other ways have been.
Romans 1:11 Paul talks about Impartation, but to a subtle degree we just pass on right by it. Look at it in conjunction with Acts 8:9-23 and 1 Corinthians 12
Acts 19:6
When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Romans 1 (NIV)
11. I long to see you so that I may IMPART to you some SPIRITUAL GIFT to make you strong—
12. that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith.
Romans 1 (KJV)
11. For I long to see you, that I may IMPART unto you some SPIRITUAL GIFT, to the end ye may be established;
12. That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
So at this time the question is WHAT ARE SPIRITUAL GIFTS?
Where does it talk about LAYING ON OF HANDS?
Acts 8: (Laying on of Hands)
14. When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15. When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
16. because the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
17. Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18. When Simon saw that THE SPIRIT WAS GIVEN AT THE LAYING ON OF the apostles' HANDS, he offered them money
19. and said, "Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."
20. Peter answered: "May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
21. You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
22. Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.
23. For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin."
SPIRITUAL GIFTS (1 Corinthians 12)
-message of wisdom
-message of knowledge
-faith
-gifts of healing
-miraculous powers
-prophecy,
-distinguishing between spirits
-different kinds of tongues
-interpretation of tongues
1 Corinthians 12:27-
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
And in the church God has appointed
1) apostles
2) prophets
3) teachers
4) A. workers of miracles
4) B. gifts of healing
5) those able to help others
6) gifts of administration
7) those speaking in different kinds of tongues
Are all apostles?
Are all prophets?
Are all teachers?
Do all work miracles?
Do all have gifts of healing?
Do all speak in tongues?
Do all interpret?
BUT EAGERLY DESIRE THE GREATER GIFTS.
How can we "eagerly desire" something that we can not have? We can't! BUT we can eagerly desire something that is obtainable.
I believe the better wording is All these gifts are given to those who want to receive them. Not everyone wants all or some of them, and not everyone is good at all of them. Some are better in certain areas of the Gift's, so those who are should not condemn the one who does not.
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