Romans 12:6
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;
Tag: Use The Gifts God Gives Us
All Christians, accounting to the Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12-14 passage, have been given gifts by God. The Greek word for these “gifts” is “charis,” or “grace.” God’s grace has giving us gifts to be used in the service of the King and the community of the Saints.
These gifts have been given to us in the “measure of our faith that God has assigned:”
Romans 12:3
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
It should be noted in the Romans 12:6 versed that the phrase, “... let us use them,” does not appear in the Greek. Note the NIV version of this text:
Romans 12:6
We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.
The ESV has added the “let us use them” for emphasis, because that is what the Greek implies throughout the remaining portions. The point that Paul is making is that we have (as believers) been given gifts to use in the service of the community. We are to “minister” to one another. Those gifts are given to us, not to worship, but to use “in” our worship. We have been equipped to serve. We are not to sit on these gifts as though they are a treasure. We are to use them as tools to serve the King and His children.
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