Days of Praise Podcast
The True Charisma
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” (Colossians 3:16)<br... More...
- Duration:
- 2m
- Broadcast on:
- 15 Jul 2024
- Audio Format:
- mp3
Welcome to the Days of Praise Podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. The true charisma. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord Colossians 3 16. One of the words that has come into wide use actually misuse is the word charisma along with its derivative charismatic. We speak of a politician as having charisma or a charismatic personality for example. Another common use of charismatic refers to those who practice speaking in tongues, but these are not the true meanings of these words, at least not in terms of their original usage. This latter usage in particular comes from the inclusion of tongues as one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Greek word is charisma. It does not mean tongues and neither does it mean an outgoing and articulate manner. It simply means gift or better free gift. A classic example is Romans 6 23. The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Charisma in turn comes from Charis, which means grace and is usually so translated. For example, in the words of our text, if the word of Christ dwells in us richly, we shall be singing with grace in our hearts. Furthermore, just a few verses further on, we are admonished to let your speech be always with grace. Then Paul concludes the Colossian Epistle with grace be with you. Amen. Thus, true grace in our hearts will produce grace in our speech, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ will always be with us. This is the true charisma. A truly charismatic person is a gracious person, one to whom God is able to make all grace abound so that he or she always having all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and please rate and review so more listeners can find us. To support ICR's ministry, visit icr.org/donate. Your gift of any amount helps us reach others with biblical truth and encouragement. Thanks for listening. We hope you'll start each day with day's praise. [MUSIC PLAYING]