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4There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.

Here Paul uses a trinitarian formula to remind the Corinthians that God is One (see the 'shema' at Deuteronomy 6) -- and so all of His work in this world should point to this unity, especially His work in the Church universal and local. No one will be saved by the Son of God apart from the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, just as no one can know and love the Father except through knowing and loving the Son (see John 5:37-38). If we understand God's trinitarian nature that is seen so clearly in the love, obedience, and joy of the Son toward the Father -- as well as the unity of thought and heart that comes to us through the Spirit's peaceful presence -- then we will begin to understand how to live in deep fellowship with believers. As the church, we are to be 'one' in the same way that the Godhead is One, always seeking to uphold and increase the unity of the Church by our efforts of love. This is a consistent theme running through the entire letter (see 1 Corinthians 1:10). We must never look only at our own giftedness; rather, we should marvel at how we might take part in building upon this huge work of God that is Christ's blood-bought and beloved Church.

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