# spiritual gifts (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover spiritual gifts. Page: Feed: --- ## [What are the groanings that cannot be uttered?](https://thinkingtobelieve.com/2026/06/24/what-are-the-groanings-that-cannot-be-uttered/) _2026-06-24 · Jason Dulle · Thinking to Believe_ In Romans 8:26, Paul said “the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words” when we don’t know how to pray as we ought. What, precisely, are these groanings that Paul speaks of? The most common Pentecostal interpretation is that Paul was referring to praying in tongues (see 1 Corinthians 14:14-15). I \[…\] ## [1 Corinthians 14:22 – How are Tongues and Prophecy Signs to Unbelievers and Believers?](https://thinkingtobelieve.com/2026/05/29/1-corinthians-1422-how-are-tongues-and-prophecy-signs-to-unbelievers-and-believers/) _2026-05-29 · Jason Dulle · Thinking to Believe_ The topic of spiritual gifts takes up a large portion of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians (ch. 12-14). Paul began the conversation by identifying nine spiritual gifts and then explaining how God distributed different gifts to different believers to edify the entire body of Christ (ch 12). Next, he argued that these gifts must used \[…\] ## [Does the NT allow women to pastor and teach?](https://thinkingtobelieve.com/2026/05/06/7481/) _2026-05-06 · Jason Dulle · Thinking to Believe_ Is the role of pastor and teacher open to both sexes, or has God ordained that men alone occupy these positions? I have remained silent on this issue for 30 years. I’ve never published anything on it, and never taught on the issue…until now. I’ve been doing a podcast series titled Answering God’s Critics. Recently, \[…\] ## [The Bible is not sexist, misogynistic, or feminist](https://thinkingtobelieve.com/2026/04/03/the-bible-is-not-sexist-misogynistic-or-feminist/) _2026-04-04 · Jason Dulle · Thinking to Believe_ I’m still in the midst of my Answering God’s Critics series on the podcast. I just wrapped up the mini-series on slavery. Now I’ve moved on to what the Bible has to say about women. I argue that it is not sexist and misogynistic as some charge, but neither is it feminist. In the first \[…\] ## [One’s religious authority determines one’s religious views](https://thinkingtobelieve.com/2026/03/24/ones-religious-authority-determines-ones-religious-views/) _2026-03-24 · Jason Dulle · Thinking to Believe_ Humans believe all sorts of things based on authority for the simple reason that we cannot verify every idea/claim ourselves. We have neither the expertise nor the time to do so. We have to trust what competent authorities tell us. As long we don’t have good reason to doubt what we are being told by \[…\] ## [Slavery and the Bible](https://thinkingtobelieve.com/2026/03/16/slavery-and-the-bible/) _2026-03-16 · Jason Dulle · Thinking to Believe_ Slavery is evil and God is good, so surely the Bible condemns slavery, right? Surprisingly, it doesn’t. The OT regulated how slavery could be practiced in Israel, while the NT regulates the behavior and attitude of both slaves and masters alike. Does this mean God is pro-slavery? No, not necessarily. After all, God regulated divorce \[…\] ## [The Conquest of Canaan was not a genocide](https://thinkingtobelieve.com/2026/02/27/the-conquest-of-canaan-was-not-a-genocide/) _2026-02-28 · Jason Dulle · Thinking to Believe_ Critics have claimed the Conquest of Canaan is an example of divinely commanded genocide or ethnic cleansing. In my latest podcast episode (#193), I argue that the rationale for the Conquest had nothing to do with race or ethnicity, and is not an example of genocide. It was not an ethnic cleansing, but a moral \[…\] ## [Is the God of the OT different than the God of the NT?](https://thinkingtobelieve.com/2026/02/24/is-the-god-of-the-ot-different-than-the-god-of-the-nt/) _2026-02-24 · Jason Dulle · Thinking to Believe_ A lot of people – both Christians and non-Christians alike – see a vast difference between the way God is portrayed in the Old Testament vs. the New Testament. Some have claimed that it’s two different gods, while others think of it more like a conversion experience of the same God: The judgmental, wrathful God \[…\] ## [Divine Sins? Is God a Moral Monster?](https://thinkingtobelieve.com/2026/02/13/divine-sins-is-god-a-moral-monster/) _2026-02-14 · Jason Dulle · Thinking to Believe_ Christians and Jews believe the God of the Bible is morally good. Many non-believers, however, think otherwise. They claim the God of Christianity is morally evil, and thus no God at all. So is the Biblical God the epitome of moral perfection, or a moral monster? I’ve started a new podcast sub-series titled “Divine \[…\] ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HNfV3FEhUyHq) _2026-02-14 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [What is a hypocrite?](https://thinkingtobelieve.com/2026/01/14/what-is-a-hypocrite/) _2026-01-15 · Jason Dulle · Thinking to Believe_ Many think a hypocrite is someone who fails his own moral standard. This cannot be the right definition because it would make everyone a hypocrite. We all have a moral standard we think we should live up to and fail that moral standard in one way or another. To be a hypocrite is to be \[…\]