1 Corinthians 12:1

Opening his teaching on spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12:1-3, Pastor Miles explains that the Corinthians were not lacking in gifts but in understanding—their pagan background and ignorance of spiritual things allowed counterfeit, ecstatic, and false practices to invade the church. Paul provides the first test of true spirituality: no one speaking by the Spirit curses Jesus, and no one can confess Jesus as Lord, in word and life, except by the Holy Spirit.