“What is the spiritual gift of mercy?”……Answer: In His Sermon on the Mount, one of Jesus’ beatitudes is “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7 ). Mercy means to be led by God to be compassionate in our attitudes, words and actions. It is more than feeling sympathy towards someone; it […]

What is the gift of speaking in tongues?”……Answer: The first occurrence of speaking in tongues occurred on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2:1-4. The apostles went out and shared the gospel with the crowds, speaking to them in their own languages: “We hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” (Acts […]

“What is the spiritual gift of interpreting tongues?”……Answer: Along with the gift of speaking in tongues, another spiritual gift mentioned in the list found in 1 Corinthians 12:10 is the gift of interpreting tongues. The gift of interpreting tongues is the ability to translate a foreign language into the language of the hearers. The gift […]

“What is the spiritual gift of faith?”……The spiritual gift of faith is found in the list of the gifts of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12. Verse 9 says that some people are given the gift of faith, but the gift is not specifically explained. All believers have been given saving faith by God as […]