21 Bible Verses about Individualism
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And there are distinctions of favors, and the same Spirit. And there are distinctions of services, and the same Lord. And there are distinctions of performances, and it is the same God performing all things in all.
And having gifts different according to the grace given us, whether prophecy, according to the due proportion of faith; Whether service, in service: whether he teaching, in instruction; Whether he beseeching, in supplication: he imparting, in simplicity; he placed before, in earnestness; he compassionating, in cheerfulness.
For truly to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; And to another faith in the same Spirit; and to another graces of healings in the same Spirit; And to another performances of powers; and to another discriminations of spirits; and to another kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues:read more.
And all these works one and the same Spirit, dividing to each his own things as be will.
And truly he gave the sent; and the prophets; and the bearers of good tidings; and the shepherds, and the teachers;
God confirming the testimony, together with signs and wonders, and various powers, and partitions of the Holy Spirit, according to his will
As each received favor, serving the same among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
For as a man going abroad, called his own servants, and delivered them his possessions: And to one he truly gave five talents, and to one, two, and to one, one; to each according to his own power; and he quickly went abroad.
Then he said, A certain honourable man went into a country far off to take unto himself a kingdom, and to return. And having called his ten servants, he gave them ten coins, and said to them, Attend to business, till I come.
For who distinguishes thee? and what hast thou which thou didst not receive? and if thou also didst receive, why dost thou boast, as not having received?
For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, is one body: so also is Christ.
For as in one body we have many members, and all members have not the same action: So we, the many, are one body in Christ, and the members for one another.
The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. But much rather the members of the body, seeming to be weak, are necessary: And what we think to be less honourable of the body, upon these we put more abundant honour; and our unseemly parts have more abundant decorum.read more.
And our becoming parts have no need: but God blended the body together, to the wanting having given more abundant honour: That no division be in the body; but the members should care the same for one another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer together; or one member is honoured, all the members rejoice together.
For I say, by the race given me, to every one being with you, not to entertain a high opinion of one's self above what is fitting to think: but to think to be discreet, as God has divided the measure of faith to each.
Nothing by hired labor, or vainglory; but in lowliness the leaders hold each other above themselves.
And they were persevering in the teaching of the sent, and in mutual participation, and breaking of bread, and prayers.
For neither was any in want among them: for as many as were possessors of farms or houses, selling, brought the prices of things sold, And laid down at the feet of the sent: and it was distributed to each as any had need.
For not that ease to others, and pressure to you: But of equality, now in this time your abundance for their want, that also their abundance be for your want: that there be equality:
By the proof of this service honouring God for the subjection of your assent to the good news of Christ, and to the simplicity of mutual participation to them and to all;
And the doing good and mutual participation forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.