The Blameless Young Man

We use the term “gift” in many ways today. We may say that a high school student is “gifted” at playing basketball. What we mean to say is that he plays basketball well. Or we may say that a musician is “gifted” at playing his instrument when we mean to say that a person has practiced hard and has mastered his instrument. This is not the way the Bible uses the word “gift.” Rather, by “gift,” what the Bible means is that the Spirit gives to the Christian certain strengths and abilities to edify...