According to the apostle Paul...
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According to the apostle Paul, God has given "spiritual gifts" to the church. One of these gifts is to communicate knowledge and wisdom to others.
Jurgen Moltmann, one of the great German theologians of the late twentieth century, tells of the turning point in his life. Near the end of World War II he was pressed into military service by the Nazis. He was soon captured by British troops and spent the next four years in a prison camp. One day an American chaplain came by, giving out Bibles. Moltmann longed to read something, almost anything. He accepted the Bible and within the pages of this book Jesus' dying on the cross especially struck him in his loneliness and fear. He began to envision a new future for himself shaped by God's everlasting love.
This unknown American chaplain became instrumental through sharing his spiritual gift of knowledge and wisdom in motivating a young soldier who later developed a theology of hope that has blessed many people.
Jurgen Moltmann, one of the great German theologians of the late twentieth century, tells of the turning point in his life. Near the end of World War II he was pressed into military service by the Nazis. He was soon captured by British troops and spent the next four years in a prison camp. One day an American chaplain came by, giving out Bibles. Moltmann longed to read something, almost anything. He accepted the Bible and within the pages of this book Jesus' dying on the cross especially struck him in his loneliness and fear. He began to envision a new future for himself shaped by God's everlasting love.
This unknown American chaplain became instrumental through sharing his spiritual gift of knowledge and wisdom in motivating a young soldier who later developed a theology of hope that has blessed many people.
