Spiritual Gifts and Spiritual Formation in 1 Corinthians and Ephesians
[Article]
Max Turner
Leiden
Brill
This article seeks to define 'spiritual formation' as it would be understood by the apostle, and to relate that concept to his teaching on spiritual gifts, with particular reference to 1 Corinthians and Ephesians. It argues that in Ephesians spiritual gifts of wisdom and revelation build the 'body' towards the goal of cosmic re-unification in Christ, by deepening corporate grasp of the central mystery of the gospel. This article seeks to define 'spiritual formation' as it would be understood by the apostle, and to relate that concept to his teaching on spiritual gifts, with particular reference to 1 Corinthians and Ephesians. It argues that in Ephesians spiritual gifts of wisdom and revelation build the 'body' towards the goal of cosmic re-unification in Christ, by deepening corporate grasp of the central mystery of the gospel.