Charism in the Bible
Thematic Bible
Charism » An inspired gift, bestowed on the apostles and early Christians
Then the Seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord even the demons are subject to us in your name."
"Behold, I give you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. In no case shall anything do you harm.
And when he had called his twelve disciples to him, he gave them power over evil spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and infirmity.
"Heal the sick in that town and tell them, The kingdom of God draws near to you.
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
"Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
After this the appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before his face, into every city and place into which he himself intended to go.
Moreover these signs shall follow those who believe. They shall drive out demons in my name; they shall speak with new tongues in foreign languages; they shall pick up serpents, and if they drink any poison it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover."
While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the message. And all the Jewish believers who had accompanied Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles also. For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.
and after Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak with tongues, and to prophesy.