“gifts” in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. The Greek word charismata really means “grace-gift.” It is God’s gift, which He graciously bestows on those who don’t deserve it. The difficulty is, ambition gets into the picture and some don’t like it if their own anointing does not result in a high profile. Paul compared these grace-gifts, which I am calling anointings, to the parts of the human body. Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong