"a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit"         (James 2:15-16 NKJV)

Gift of the Holy Spirit 

For these gifts to receive it, you have to be born again, be a new creation, born from above. To be born again  you need to :  Repent >>> Accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior>>> Be Obedient >>> Then you will receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit as my wife and myself experienced it.  (read Acts 8:14-17)

Fruit of the Holy Spirit :  Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance (Galatians :5:22-23)

Gifts of the Holy Spirit according to Scripture

·      By the Father - Nehemiah 9:20; Luke 11:13

• By the Son - John 20:22 - To Christ without measure
  John 3:34
• GIVEN
  • According to promise - Acts 2:38,39
  • Upon the exaltation - Psalms 68:18; John 7:39
  • Through the intercession of Christ - John 14:16
  • In answer to prayer - Luke 11:13; Ephesians 1:16,17
  • For instruction - Nehemiah 9:20
  • For comfort of saints - John 14:16
  • To those who repent and believe - Acts 2:38
  • To those who obey God - Acts 5:32
  • To the Gentiles - Acts 10:44,45; 11:17; 15:8
• Is abundant - Psalms 68:9; John 7:38,39
• Is permanent - Isaiah 59:21; Haggai 2:5; 1 Peter 4:14
• Is fruit bearing - Isaiah 32:15
• Received through faith - Galatians 3:14
• An evidence of union with Christ - 1 John 3:24; 4:13
• An earnest of the inheritance of the saints - 2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; Ephesians 1:14
• A pledge of the continued favour of God - Ezekiel 39:29

Seven Spirits of God

Answer: The "seven spirits of God" are mentioned in Revelation 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; and 5:6. The seven spirits of God are not specifically identified. It is therefore impossible to be dogmatic. Revelation 1:4 mentions that the seven spirits are before God's throne. Revelation 3:1 indicates that Jesus Christ "holds" the seven spirits of God. Revelation 4:5 links the seven spirits of God with seven burning lamps that are before God's throne. Revelation 5:6 identifies the seven spirits with the "seven eyes" of the Lamb and states that they are "sent out into all the earth."


There are at least three possible interpretations of the seven spirits of God. The first is that the seven spirits of God are symbolic of the Holy Spirit. The Bible, and especially the Book of Revelation, uses the number seven to refer to perfection and completion. If that is the meaning of the seven in the "seven spirits" then it is not referring to seven different spirits of God, but rather the perfect and complete Holy Spirit. The second view is that the seven spirits of God refer to seven angelic beings, possibly the seraphim, the cherubim. This would fit with the numerous others angelic beings that are described in the Book of Revelation (Revelation 4:6-9; 5:6-14; 19:4-5).


A third possibility is based on Isaiah 11:2 which says, “The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him — the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.” This could possibly explain the seven spirits of God…(1) Spirit of the LORD, (2) Spirit of wisdom, (3) Spirit of understanding, (4) Spirit of counsel, (5) Spirit of power, (6) Spirit of knowledge, (7) Spirit of the fear of the Lord. With all that said, I "lean" towards the first view, that the "seven spirits of God" refer to the Holy Spirit.

Recommended Resource: The Quest Study Bible.