--- title: "The Seventy's Course in Theology, Fifth Year: Divine Immanence and the Holy Ghost" description: The fifth year volume of B. H. Roberts's study course for the Mormon Church's Seventy quorums, 1912. authors: - Roberts, B. H. collections: - theology tags: - theology - seventy - course published: "1912" publisher: Deseret News edition: Fifth Year (Salt Lake City, 1912) language: en type: book reference: "B. H. Roberts, comp. and ed., *The Seventy's Course in Theology, Fifth Year: Divine Immanence and the Holy Ghost* (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1912), part 3, lesson XXIII." source: url: https://archive.org/download/seventyscoursein00robe/seventyscoursein00robe.pdf identifier: seventyscoursein00robe transcription: Text transcribed from the Brigham Young University (Harold B. Lee Library) scan on the Internet Archive. start_page: "116" end_page: "116" rights: status: public-domain basis: 1912 US publication (Salt Lake City); compiled and edited by B. H. Roberts, copyright notice of 1912; published before 1931, so public domain in the United States source: https://archive.org/details/seventyscoursein00robe publication_year: 1912 --- # Lesson XXIII. PAUL, THE APOSTLE, ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH LESSON XXI II. (Scripture Reading Exercise.) PAUL, THE APOSTLE, ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. ANALYSIS. REFERENCES. These tl^ree chapters I. Unity of Spirit, but Diversity of in Gifts. to Paul's the First Epistle Corinthians (Chapters xii, xiii, xiv), and the New Testament, passim, for what others II. The Church as an Organism Enti- have said on Spiritual tled to the Manifestation of All the Gifts. Gifts. III. Pre-eminence of Charity Over All Other Gifts. IV. The Gift of Prophecy Preferable to the Gift of Tongues. V. Decency and Order to Be Observed in All Things. SPECIAL TEXT: "Though I speak unth the tongues of meu and of angels and have not charity I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal." (I Cor. viii:i.) DISCUSSION. 1. The Holy Ghost, the Source of Knowledge of the Christ: "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 2. Diversity of Manifestation, but One Spirit: "Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith bj^ the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: but all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will." 3. The Oneness of the Church, Though Made Up of Many Members: "For as the body is one, and hath nian\' members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearinj where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members every oi.e o.f them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they were all on i member, where were the body? But now are they many members, yet but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. -Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: And those members of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? arp all workers of miracles? have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way." 4. The Vanity of Gifts Without Charity: "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become a.s