Knowledge
Description:
The gift of Knowledge is the divine enablement to bring truth to the body through a revelation or biblical insight.
Distinctives:
People with this gift...
- Receive truth which enables them to better serve the body
- Search the scriptures for insight, understanding and truth
- Have an unusual insight or understanding that serves the church
- Organize information for teaching and practical use
- Gain knowledge which was not attained by natural observations or means
Traits:
- Inquisitive
- Responsive
- Observant
- Insightful
- Reflective
- Studious
- Truthful
Cautions:
People with this gift...
- Need to be careful of this gift leading to pride ("knowledge puffs up")
- Should remember that it's God message, not theirs, when they give word of knowledge to the church
- Need to remember with the increasing of knowledge comes the increasing of pain
References:
Definition taken from Network: Participants Manual, p. 87.