Author: Shalem John

A spiritual gift is a special endowment that the Holy Spirit gives to a believer according to God’s grace to serve others in the community of faith. The Greek word used for spiritual gifts is charisma. It shows that the gifts are given by the Holy Spirit as per His will. This Greek word charisma occurs in seventeen places in the New Testament. 1. Spiritual Gifts and Natural Talents Natural talents are different from spiritual gifts. Natural talents are the common grace of the Spirit present naturally in a person from birth, which is used for instruction and entertainment. But…

PART -1 These are the messages from the Lord to Hosea, son of Beeri, during the reigns of these four kings of Th Judah: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah; and one of the kings of Israel, Jeroboam, son of Joash. 2 Here is the first message: The Lord said to Hosea, “Go and marry a girl who is a prostitute, so that some of her children will be born to you from other men. This will illustrate the way My people have been untrue to Me, committing open adultery against Me by worshiping other gods.” 3 So Hosea married Gomer,…

Oh h Jezreel, rename your brother and sister. Call your brother Ammi (which means “Now you are mine”); name your sister Ruhamah (“Pitied”), for now God will have mercy upon her! 2 Plead with your mother; for she has become an -other man’s wife-I am no longer her husband. Beg Soon her to stop her harlotry, to quit giving herself to others. 3 If she doesn’t, I will strip her as naked as the day she was born, and cause her to waste away and die of thirst as in a land riddled with famine and drought. 4 And I…