and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills” (1 Cor. 12:11). The two things—having the Holy Spirit and having his gifts—go together. Anyone who is united to Christ is united to the whole of Christ. If you come to Christ, you come to personal fellowship with him, and that fellowship is the basis for all the benefits of salvation, including spiritual gifts. We do not earn the privilege of having spiritual gifts by going through some