Spiritual Gifts

CHARISMATA

What comes through us?

χάρισμα

Charismata · gifts of grace

A dark room and a pale landscape sharing one window pane
Interpretive still. What comes through. Not a proof of cause.

Christian scripture uses this language. It is one named tradition. It is not the first frame of the film. It is not a claim that every arriving experience has the same cause.

“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.”

1 Corinthians 12:4 · ESV

“To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”

1 Corinthians 12:7 · ESV

12

Gift

13

Love

14

Edification

Gift + Love = Edification

The gifts are not trophies. They are given for the common good.

Hands in window light, from the film
From the film. A gift is given.

GIFT. English Ordinal. G 7, I 9, F 6, T 20. 42. 24 · Full Reduction.

24 · Full Reduction

Correspondence, not proof.

THE GIFT OF LOVE = 69 Full Reduction

Sources
  1. BIBLICAL TEXT1 Corinthians 12:4. English Standard Version. https://www.esv.org/1+Corinthians+12:4/
  2. BIBLICAL TEXT1 Corinthians 12:7. English Standard Version. Common good. https://www.esv.org/1+Corinthians+12:7/
  3. LANGUAGEχάρισμα / charismata: New Testament Greek for gift of grace. A named vocabulary, not a proof of cause.
  4. 2019 TEACHINGGift + Love = Edification. Authorial formulation from Advanced Practicum (May 2019). Not a biblical verse.
  5. CIPHER / WINKGIFT = 42 English Ordinal (G7 I9 F6 T20) · 24 Full Reduction. THE GIFT OF LOVE = 69 Full Reduction. Correspondence, not causation.
  6. OPEN QUESTION1 Corinthians 12 lists several manifestations. That list is not the entirety of New Testament gift language.
  7. INTERPRETIVE STILLWindow pane still is atmosphere, not evidence of a second physics. Hands still is from the film walk.
  8. DIRECTORYDirectory Article §34 · Adult Registry #34.