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1 Corinthians 1:7
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So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Note 5 at 1 Cor. 1:7: In verses six and seven, Paul is expanding on his statement in verse 5. Therefore, when all three verses are taken together, we see that Paul is speaking about the Corinthians being enriched with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. That is how verse six says the testimony of Christ was confirmed in them. The Lord used the supernatural manifestations of the gifts of the Spirit to confirm the word that Paul spoke (Mk. 16:20).

Despite their flagrant misuse of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, Paul desired that they not miss out on a single one of the gifts. This makes it very clear that Paul's instructions in chapters 12-14 were corrective and not restrictive. That is to say, Paul never discredited the use of any of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. He just wanted them used in a godly manner.