There’s a crucial principle we need to understand from the outset: Spiritual gifts are not God bestowing to His people something external to Himself. They are not some tangible “stuff” or substance separable from God. Spiritual gifts are nothing less than God Himself in us, energizing our souls, imparting revelation to our minds, infusing power in our wills and working His sovereign and gracious purposes through us. Spiritual gifts must never be viewed deistically,