Some Gifts Not Present Today

The specific focus on spiritual gifts in the bible is on their function in the context of the local church. The spiritual gifts are grace gifts given according to the grace God gives to each individual believer to enable each one to serve others. Individual giftedness is not asked for, trained for, or earned. God dispenses the multifaceted gifts according to His sovereign purposes. Each believer then has a responsibility to use the giftedness entrusted to them as stewards. The foremost requirement is faithfulness in the use of the gift by God's standard of evaluation.

The various gifts that were miraculous in nature have ceased since they were for the purpose of validating the ministry of the apostles in the early church. Under consideration in this study are these gifts identified as being used by the apostles.