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THE BEST GIFTS

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 31, 1879

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 54, No. 6.

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THE BEST GIFTS.

By Allen Wilson

“But covet earnestly the best gifts.” 1 Cor. 12:31. “Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.” 1 Cor. 14:1. “Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.” Verse 39.
According to the foregoing texts, is it not as much the duty of the church to desire those gifts as it is to follow after charity? If these gifts are to be earnestly sought after, should we not ask the Father of lights, from whom every good and every perfect gift proceeds, to bestow those gifts upon us? If the churches would occupy the right position before the Lord, and would walk in humble obedience to all his requirements, is it not reasonable to suppose that God would bless them with spiritual gifts?
ALLEN WILSON.