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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 12:11

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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12:11 The Spirit . . . decides which gift each person should have: See 12:4, 6, 18, 28. Paul paradoxically affirms both the sovereign choice of God in giving spiritual gifts and the human responsibility to “earnestly desire the most helpful gifts” (12:31).
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