ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 12 v1

THE WORK OF THE SPIRIT ALONE. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul calls the gifts spiritual because they are the work of the Spirit alone, owing nothing to human initiative. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 29.2.

VISIBLE SIGNS OF GRACE. THEODORET OF CYR: In former times those who accepted the divine preaching and who were baptized for their salvation were given visible signs of the grace of the Holy Spirit at work in them. Some spoke in tongues which they did not know and which nobody had taught them, while others performed miracles or prophesied. The Corinthians also did these things, but they did not use the gifts as they should have done. They were more interested in showing off than in using them for the edification of the church. COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 240.

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