Yes, The Holy Spirit is the gift but remember the gift manifests itself in 9 different ways in the Christian believer.
This is just another fabrication by the tongue-twisting and charismatic religions. There is nothing in the Bible which states that the Holy Spirit manifests itself into gifts. All such erroneous thinking [substituting 'manifestations' for 'spritual gifts'] like yours originates from 1 Cor. 12:7 -
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1Co 12:7</B>
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
The tongue-twisting and charismatic religions take the English word "
of" to mean
'from' in order to support their religious [non-Christian] beliefs, when there is no linguistic or scriptural basis for doing so. In fact, the word "of" does not exist in the Bible manuscripts for this scripture. One can easily verify this fact for themselves by seeing that no Strong's Concordance number is associated with this word -
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1Co 12:7</B>
But[sup]G1161 theG3588 manifestationG5321 of theG3588 SpiritG4151 is givenG1325 to every manG1538 toG4314 profitG4851 withal.
[/sup]There is a Greek word that, when translated to English, is rendered as 'of' in the KJV. Here is an example in Paul's writings -
Rom 1:3
Concerning[sup]G4012 hisG848 SonG5207 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 ourG2257 Lord,G2962 whichG3588 was madeG1096 offG1537 the seedG4690 of DavidG1138 accordingG2596 to the flesh;G4561
[/sup]It is the word G1537, which means 'of' or 'from'. Since Paul used such word rendered as 'of' in his book to the Romans, it is fact that such word was in Paul's lexicon/vocabulary. Since Paul did not use this same word in 1 Cor. 12:7, one can also conclude that Paul is not saying that there are manifestations 'from' the Holy Spirit.. The only correct interpretation is that [again] the Holy Spirit
IS the manifestation spoken of in this scripture.
Another way of saying it is that the Christian can manifest up to 9 different talents which are given by The Holy Spirit which is a gift from God.
See above -- it is another erroneous and unbiblical way of substituting 'manifestations' for 'spirtual gifts'. There is nothing in the Bible manuscripts supporting your position.
For some reason you are appearing to want cause division on the exact use of these words. It is like splitting hairs for no reason but to argue.
Truth is Truth! And, yes, it is meant to divide the churches and people -
Rev 2:12
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
Luk 21:23
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
Luk 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
It is no coincidence that the tongue-twisting and charismatic religions also believe in Satan's Doctrine, 'Rapture'. They are the ones giving suck [to Satan's plans], as described here in Luke. It is the Word of Truth that acts as the edge of the sword, dividing fake christians [like you] from true Christians.
One either believes in the Word of God or not. If one believes in the Word of God, one would not be in the tongue-twisting or charismatic religions. All of these religions are not Christian -- but are of Satan.
So what spirit is it that causes you to want to argue and cause division Mr Watchman_2 ???
I am doing the Lord's work. See Isa. 28:10-13. On Judgment Day, if you do not divest yourself from your tongue-twisting and rapture beliefs, you cannot say that you were never exposed to and/or taught the Truth. Hence, it is God's way to separate the wheat from the chaff [Luke 3:17]. Satan can be assured of having company in the Lake of Fire.
So, the Holy Spirit is the spirit that guides me. But, Truth is not divisive at all for those who love the Lord ahead of their respective false tradition-of-man religions. It is the Truth that sets one free -- not one's church.