8th December 2016 —

What Is The Difference Talents And Gifts

“What is the difference between a talent and a spiritual gift?”……There are similarities and differences between talents and spiritual gifts. Both are gifts from God. Both grow in effectiveness with use. Both are intended to be used on behalf of others, not for selfish purposes.Spiritual gifts are given to benefit others and not ourselves.…1 Corinthians 12:7…7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.…As the two great commandments deal with loving God and others, it follows that one should use his talents for those purposes. …But to whom and when talents and spiritual gifts are given differs. A person (regardless of his belief in God or in Christ) is given a natural talent as a result of a combination of genetics (some have natural ability in music, art, or mathematics) and surroundings (growing up in a musical family will aid one in developing a talent for music), or because God desired to endow certain individuals with certain talents (for example, Bazeleel in Exodus 31:1-6.……Spiritual gifts are given to all believers by the Holy Spirit at the time they place their faith in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.…Romans 12:3, 6 …3 Because of the privilege and authority(Or Because of the grace;) God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don't think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.…At that moment, the Holy Spirit gives to the new believer the spiritual gift(s) He desires the believer to have …1 Corinthians 12:11…11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.…Romans 12:3-8lists the spiritual gifts as follows: prophecy, serving others (in a general sense), teaching, exhorting, generosity, leadership, and showing mercy. 1 Corinthians 12:8-11 lists the gifts as …the word of wisdom (ability to communicate spiritual wisdom), …the word of knowledge (ability to communicate practical truth), …faith (unusual reliance upon God), …the working of miracles, …prophecy, …discerning of spirits, …tongues (ability to speak in a language that one has not studied)…interpretation of tongues. …………The third list is found in…Ephesians 4:10-12…10 And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself.11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.…God is giving to His church apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastor-teachers. There is also a question as to how many spiritual gifts there are, as no two lists are the same. It is also possible that the biblical lists are not exhaustive, that there are additional spiritual gifts beyond the ones the Bible mentions.……While one may develop his talents and later direct his profession or hobby along those lines, spiritual gifts were given by the Holy Spirit for the building up of Christ’s church. …In that, all Christians are to play an active part in the furtherance of the gospel of Christ. All are called and equipped to be involved in the "work of the ministry" Ephesians 4:12. All are gifted so that they can contribute to the cause of Christ out of gratitude for all He has done for them. In doing so, they also find fulfillment in life through their labor for Christ. It is the job of the church leaders to help build up the saints so they can be further equipped for the ministry to which God has called them. The intended result of spiritual gifts is that the church as a whole can grow, being strengthened by the combined supply of each member of Christ’s body.……To summarize the differences between spiritual gifts and talents: …1) A talent is the result of genetics and/or training, while a spiritual gift is the result of the power of the Holy Spirit. …2) A talent can be possessed by anyone, Christian or non-Christian, while spiritual gifts are only possessed by Christians. …3) While both talents and spiritual gifts should be used for God's glory and to minister to others, spiritual gifts are focused on these tasks, while talents can be used entirely for non-spiritual purposes.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TALENTS AND GIFTS

  • Talente en gawes…Talente is iets waarmee elke mens gebore word, soos musiek, sportvermoÔö£┬¢ (“ball sense” en ander); dinge wat ‘n mens natuurlik beter doen as ander. ……Party mense is toondoof. Hulle kan nie die verskil tussen musikale geluide hoor nie. Ander is besonder musikaal en leer musikale vaardighede vinnig aan. Die meeste van ons lÔö£┬¼ iewers tussenin. Party mense kan darem wysie hou. Ander kan ‘n musiekinstrument leer speel met baie oefening, en so aan.……So ‘n talent kan net ‘n effens bo-normale vermoÔö£┬¢ wees, of dit kan briljantheid wees. Maar jy word daarmee gebore. Talente is iets wat ‘n mens kan oefen en so kan versterk, sodat mense wat minder talentvol is, soms meer sukses behaal omdat hulle vasberade is en hard werk. …A person (regardless of his belief in God or in Christ) is given a natural talent as a result of a combination of genetics (some have natural ability in music, art, or mathematics) and surroundings (growing up in a musical family will aid one in developing a talent for music), or because God desired to endow certain individuals with certain talents (for example, Bazeleel in Exodus31:1-6.……Gawes is spesiale vermoÔö£┬¢ns wat die Here vir sy gelowige kinders gee sodat ons Hom en mekaar beter daarmee kan dien. Die Bybel praat van die gawes van die Heilige Gees, omdat dit iets is wat ons kry omdat ons aan die Here behoort, en omdat Hy in en deur ons werk tot God se eer.Die gawes gaan veral daaroor dat ons Hom en mekaar dien. En daarom gaan dit nie oor onsself nie. Dit gaan oor gehoorsaamheid aan die Here en die gewilligheid dat Hy ons gebruik om mekaar op te bou, te versterk en by te staan, te onderrig en soms selfs te dra. Dit beteken ook dat net soos ander jou nodig het, het jy hÔö£Ôòælle ook nodig. Juis dÔö£├¡Ôö£├¡rom het ons elkeen verskillende gawes. Dis nie ‘n kompetisie nie, maar spanwerk.…Romans 12:3, 6…3 Because of the privilege and authority (Or Because of the grace; compare 1:5) God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don't think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. (Or by the faith God has given you; or by the standard of our God-given faith)…Sodra jy die Here aanneem ontvang jy as gelowige die gawes wat die Heilige Gees aan jou wil gee. Hy het vir elkeen van ons spesiale gawes …1 Corinthians 12:11…11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.…Ons lees veral in die volgende gedeeltes van die gawes (jy sal sien in party gedeeltes is dit eienskappe of vermoÔö£┬¢ns en in ander is dit ampte of take — wat tog voortspruit uit die eienskappe of vermoÔö£┬¢ns): Romeine 12:3-8, 1 KorintiÔö£┬¢rs 12 (ook 13 en 14), EfesiÔö£┬¢rs 4:11-16 en 1 Petrus 4:10-11.……In 1 Kor 12 koppel Paulus die gawes aan die gemeente. Hy praat van die gemeente as ‘n liggaam, en ons as spesifieke ledemate of organe. Een se werk is soos ‘n oog, en die ander een se werk soos ‘n voet of ‘n hand; almal werk saam om ‘n spesifieke taak uit te voer. ……Jou gawe(s) is dan die vermoÔö£┬¢ns wat jy by die Here kry om die werk wat jy het om in sy koninkryk te doen, beter te kan doen.……Daarom sal jy ook agterkom wat jou gawes is, aan die manier waarop die Here jou gebruik. Miskien gaan dit saam met ‘n talent om jou gedagtes goed in woorde uit te druk soos Tommy verduidelik het, maar ook nie noodwendig nie. Party mense se blote teenwoordigheid is al ‘n troos vir ander omdat hulle so heeltemal mÔö£┬«t die ander persoon is.……Elke gawe is ewe belangrik. Die werk van 'n predikant of pastoor is nie belangriker as diÔö£┬« van die tannie wat sop kook en dit vir siekes vat, en wat hulle miskien ook was en gemaklik maak nie. Sy is ‘n helper met die gawe van versorger, en wat sy stilweg doen, het net soveel waarde, want dit druk die Here se liefde vir mense op praktiese maniere uit. Haar lewe is ‘n preek!……Om saam te vat die verskil tussen ''n geestelike gawe en 'n talent is:
  • 'n Talent is die resultaat van genetiese samestelling en/of oefening, terwyl 'n geestelikegawe die resultaat van die krag van die Heilige Gees is …2) Enige iemand kan 'n spesifieke talent he, hetsy die person 'n Christen is of nie, terwyl Gawes net aan Christine gegee word. …3) Beide gawes en talente behoort aangewend te word tot eer van God en om ander te bedien, geestelikje gawes moet hoofsaaklik daarvoor aangewend word , terwyl talente noodwendig vir sekulere en vir wereldse doeleindes gebruik mag word

    • …Wanneer ons agterkom hoe die Here ons gebruik, en toelaat dat Hy ons verder hiervoor toerus (en daarin met Hom saamwerk), kry ‘n mens ‘n diep vervulling soos nog nooit tevore in jou lewe nie. Want dan doen jy en is jy wat Hy bedoel het. Vir sommige mense bepaal hulle gawes ook hulle lewenstaak, vir ander is dit tog ook wel ‘n deel van alles wat hulle doen en hoe hulle lewe.……Ek bid dat die Here vir jou sal wys op watter maniere Hy jou reeds spesifiek gebruik, en dat Hy jou sal help om gewillig te wees om Hom net al hoe beter te dien.……

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    TALENTS

    GIFTS

    Talents are natural

    Gifts are supernatural

    Talents are inherited from one’s parents, ultimately from Adam

    Gifts are received from God

    Talents are received at birth; they are natural endowments.

    Gifts are received at the time of the new birth

    Talents are possessed both by saved people and by unsaved people. There are many unsaved people who are very talented (musical ability, artistic ability, athletic ability, mathematical ability, etc.).

    Gifts are possessed only by saved people, those who are members of the church which is His Body. An unsaved person might mimic a spiritual gift, but it is counterfeit and limited to self-activity (e.g.-a false prophet, a false teacher, etc.).

    A man may be very talented as a TEACHER in the public school system or at a prestigious university. He may be recognized as an outstanding teacher by all of his co-workers. He may be very talented when it comes to communication skills and oratory. He may even win the “Teacher of the Year” Award.

    This same man, upon believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, may not receive the gift of teaching. Spiritual gifts are determined by God not by any natural talents which a man may possess. If this same man should receive the gift of teaching it is above and beyond and distinct from any natural teaching talent which he had. It is something that he did not have prior to the new birth.

    For full effectiveness talents need to be developed. A person who is naturally skilled musically must still learn to play an instrument, often demanding years of practice. Most professional athletes not only have natural talent but they have developed this talent through years of practice and hard work.

    Gifts need to be exercised and this can only happen as the believer stays spiritually healthy and grows “in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18). The proper exercise of spiritual gifts requires spiritual growth and maturity (Ephesians 4:13-16).

    Talents possessed by believers ought to be surrendered and consecrated to the Lord and used for His honor and glory. Example: A skilled organist playing for a worship service “as unto the Lord.”

    Gifts are given by God for the outworking of God’s LIFE as expressed by the Body of Christ. When the Body is healthy the LIFE of God is manifested and God is glorified (compare 1 Corinthians 14:24-25).

    “There is a difference between natural talents and supernatural gifts. Talents come through the genes of natural inheritance; gifts directly by the Lord. Talent comes from the first Adam and, however attractive, is still a part of man’s fallen nature. The gift is by the Holy Spirit, as it pleases Him” (Carlton Helgerson, The Local Church, pages 34-35).