The Holy Spirit and His Gifts | Page 172

Having the Spirit without measure, Jesus would have the manifestation of all the gifts of the Spirit in His earth walk, except tongues and interpretation, which are exclusive to the dispensation of the church age which Jesus ushered in. Of course, all the gifts of healings would be included in the spiritual gifts which were manifested in Jesus' ministry. The Gifts of Healings I want to point out a few verses in First Corinthians chapter 12. In verses 9, 28, and 30 the gifts of healings are mentioned. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:9,28,30 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the GIFTS OF HEALING by the same Spirit.... 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then GIFTS OF HEALINGS, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.... 30 Have all the GIFTS OF HEALING? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? Notice in verse 28, both the words "gifts" and "healings" are plural, and this is the way it should be listed in every one of the verses where this gift is mentioned. In the Greek verse 28 is "... gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues." And according to Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, the word "healings" is plural in the Greek in verses 9, 28, and 30. Notice that this is