Discipleship

…to another faith by the same Spirit,… (1 Corinthians 12:9)

 The gift of faith is one of the manifestations of the Spirit. Scripture tells us that the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit with all. If a man has the Spirit of God in him, the manifestation of that same Spirit has been given to him. He only needs to acknowledge that, at least. he has one of the nine manifestations (1 Corinthians 12:8-10).  It is the Spirit, who dwells in us, who distributes to us these gifts. He chooses for us which of the gifts we should manifest (1 Corinthians 12:11), and this manifestation is supernatural. Glory to God.

One of the manifestations of the Spirit is the gift of faith or the wonder-working gift of faith. This gift of faith is produced by the Holy Spirit and the believer who has this gift possess the boldness and resolute fearlessness of spirit to assert faith and also defend it in the face of the contrary.

Apostle Paul spoke of this faith in 1 Corinthians 13:2, as having faith so that he could remove mountains. In other words, this faith is that kind that prevails in the face of impossibility. It laughs when the word 'impossible' is mentioned. This is what has been termed the mountain-moving faith. It comes by the Holy Spirit and it is different from the grace of faith or the word of faith that comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.

How is the gift of faith important to the believer?

With the gift of faith, the church can do bigger and more wonderful things. The believer who has this gift can walk through the fire and not be burnt, walk on waters that would not disappear, raise the dead and multiply loaves. Glory to God.