We have two words in this post that are both from the family of “grace” terms. The word for “grace” is “charis.” “Charisma” literally means a “grace-thing.” In other words, it is a gift of grace. We are not just saying it is given graciously; it is in a sense a “piece” of God’s grace given. The second word is a verb that speaks of the way the grace is given.
carisma (charisma, noun) gift
· Ro1:11: Paul wants to see them to impart a spiritual (pneumatikos) gift to them. Understanding this requires that you recognize that the “piece of grace” (gift) is spiritual. But the gift itself is “grace.”
· Rom 5:15-16: free gift is not like the sin; the grace of God and the gift (dōreas) by the grace of the one Man abounded to many; the gift arose fr. many sins resulting in justification. (Doreas is a gift given freely; charisma, the grace gift, in these verses is that free gift.)
· Rom 6:23: gift of God = eternal life thru JC our Lord
· Rom 11:29: gifts & calling of God are w/o repentance.
· Rom 12:6: having then gifts differing acc. to grace, use them w/excellence. It is emphasized here that what God gives to believers, that we call a “spiritual gift,” is actually a portion of His grace by which we may live and serve Christ.
· 1Co 1:7: Corinthians not lacking any gift.
· 1Cor 7:7: each man has his own gift (celebacy or marriage; i.e. God gives grace to live in the way that pleases Him).
· 1Co 12:4: diff gifts but same Spirit. This “grace” is given by the Spirit.
· 1Co 12:9,28,30f: to another gifts of healing; so there is set in the church ... gifts of healings; have all gifts of healings? NO. Covet earnestly the best gifts, yet here's a more excellent way. Note that in the remainder of 1 Cor. 12-14 charisma refers to the gift that all believers have receives only in 12:31; otherwise, it refers to a specific gift of healing.
· 2Co 1:11: many prayers result in many thanks for gift given to Paul thru prayer.
· 1Ti 4:14: neglect not gift that is in thee.
· 2Ti 1:6: stir up gift of God in them by putting on of my hands.
· 1Pt 4:10: as every man has rec'd, so let him minister as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Again, if we have a “charisma” we have God’s grace. In v11 there are two types of grace: those useful for serving and those for speaking. Read the list in Rom. 12:1-8 and you will see this.
caritow (charitoō): to bestow favor on, bless
· Lk 1:28: Hail Mary, thou are highly favored.
· Eph 1:6: to praise of His grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved
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