Thematic Bible: Charism
Thematic Bible
Charism » An inspired gift, bestowed on the apostles and early Christians
The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name."
Behold, I have given you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you.
And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
Heal the sick there and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover."
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the message. All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
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- Apostles, Function In Early Church
- Apostles, Given Miraculous Power
- Apostles, Miraculous Power
- Assurance, basis of
- Attitudes, to other people
- Authority Of Disciples
- Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
- Baptism, practice of
- Battles
- Being Filled With The Spirit
- Casting Out Demons
- Charismatic Issues
- Christ Sending
- Christ Summoning
- Christ With His Disciples
- Christ's Authority Over Evil
- Circumcision, spiritual
- Companionship
- Demons
- Demons, Nature Of
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- Disease
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- Enabling Grace
- Exorcisms
- Filling People
- Free Of Charge
- Giving To The Poor
- Giving, Of Possessions
- God's Blessings Are Near
- God's Healing Love
- Grace, And Holy Spirit
- Healing
- Healing Lepers
- Healing Sickness
- Healing Through Disciples
- Hope And Healing
- Hurt
- Illness
- Immunity
- In The Name Of Christ
- Kingdom Of God, Coming Of
- Laying On Hands For The Holy Spirit
- Man's Authority Over The Devil
- Miracles, Nature Of
- Mission, Of The Church
- Missionaries
- Missionaries, Call Of
- Missionary Work, Examples Of
- Overcoming
- People Casting Out Demons
- People Going Before
- Power Of Christ, Shown
- Power Over Snakes
- Power, Human
- Praise, Manner And Methods Of
- Promised Victory
- Prophecies Said By Jesus
- Prophesying In The Church
- Satan, As The Enemy Of God
- Satan, Limitations Of
- Satan, Resistance To
- Scorpions
- Seventies
- Seventy
- Sickness
- Snakes
- Speaking The Word God Gives
- Spirit Filled Men
- Symbols of the Holy Spirit
- The Devil
- The Holy Spirit And Praise
- The Holy Spirit, And Prayer
- The power of Christ
- Touching Holy Things
- Trampling Animals
- Twelve Disciples
- Two Disciples
- Varieties
- Cleansing
- Defeat
- Demons, Kinds of
- Driving out
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