14. How Do I Use the Charisma Machine?

14. How Do I Use the Charisma Machine?
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Episode 14

Episode 14. Romans introduces us to the idea of the Charisma Machine. The words charizomai and charisma instruct us how to apply grace into the world as we study grace in Romans.
December 14, 2021
Terms to Know

GRACE

New Testament

chairó: to rejoice, be glad Original Word: χαίρω
chara: joy, delight

Original Word: χαρά

charis: grace, kindness Original Word: χάρις
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CHARIS
charis: grace, kindness
Original Word: χάρις, ιτος, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: charis
Phonetic Spelling: (khar’-ece)
Definition: grace, kindness
Usage: (a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.

Through the use of the word grace (charis) and its cognates, in the book of Romans we learn about what we call the Charisma Machine. This lesson teaches us what it means to use the charisma machine, why and how it works.

 

 

New Words

charizomai: to show favor, give freely
Original Word: χαρίζομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: charizomai
Phonetic Spelling: (khar-id’-zom-ahee)
Definition: to show favor, give freely
Usage: (a) I show favor to, (b) I pardon, forgive, (c) I show kindness.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 5483 xarízomai (from 5485 /xáris, “grace, extending favor”) – properly, to extend favor (“grace”), freely give favor to grant forgiveness (pardon).
5483 /xarízomai (“favor that cancels”) is used of God giving His grace to pardon. This is freely done and therefore not based on any merit of the one receiving forgiveness.
[5483 (xarízomai) literally means, “to exercise grace, freely show favor,” i.e. willingly (“graciously”) bestow.]

charisma: a gift of grace, a free gift
Original Word: χάρισμα, ατος, τό
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: charisma
Phonetic Spelling: (khar’-is-mah)
Definition: a gift of grace, a free gift
Usage: a gift of grace, an undeserved favor.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 5486 xárisma (from “grace,” 5485 /xáris) – properly, the operation of grace (divine favor), i.e. a grace-endowment to edify the Church (note the -ma suffix, focusing on the end-result of the endowment of grace).
5486 /xárisma (“grace-gift”) divinely empowers a believer to share God’s work with others, i.e. Spirit-empowered service to the Church to carry out His plan for His people.
[5486 /xárisma (but not limited to) “spiritual gifts.” xarismata (the plural form) literally means “grace-endowments.”]

Charizomai

Romans 8:32 V-FIM-3S

GRK: πάντα μν χαρίσεται

NAS: will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

KJV: him also freely give us all things?

INT: all us will he grant

also found in…

Luke 7:21 V-AIM-3S
GRK: τυφλοῖς πολλοῖς ἐχαρίσατο βλέπειν
NAS: spirits; and He gave sight
KJV: [that were] blind he gave sight.
INT: to blind many he granted to see

Luke 7:42 V-AIM-3S
GRK: ἀποδοῦναι ἀμφοτέροις ἐχαρίσατο τίς οὖν
NAS: to repay, he graciously forgave them both.
KJV: to pay, he frankly forgave them both.
INT: to pay both he forgave which therefore

Luke 7:43 V-AIM-3S
GRK: τὸ πλεῖον ἐχαρίσατο ὁ δὲ
NAS: the one whom he forgave more.
KJV: [he], to whom he forgave most.
INT: the most he forgave And

Acts 3:14 V-ANP
GRK: ἄνδρα φονέα χαρισθῆναι ὑμῖν
NAS: for a murderer to be granted to you,
KJV: a murderer to be granted unto you;
INT: a man a murderer to be granted to you

Acts 25:11 V-ANM
GRK: δύναται αὐτοῖς χαρίσασθαι Καίσαρα ἐπικαλοῦμαι
NAS: can hand me over to them. I appeal
KJV: no man may deliver me unto them.
INT: can to them give up To Ceasar I appeal

Acts 25:16 V-PNM/P
GRK: ἔθος Ῥωμαίοις χαρίζεσθαί τινα ἄνθρωπον
NAS: of the Romans to hand over any
KJV: of the Romans to deliver any
INT: a custom with Romans to give up any man

Acts 27:24 V-RIM/P-3S
GRK: καὶ ἰδοὺ κεχάρισταί σοι ὁ
NAS: God has granted you all
KJV: lo, God hath given thee all
INT: and Behold has granted to you

Charisma

Romans 1:11 N-ANS

GRK: τι μεταδ χάρισμα μν πνευματικν

NAS: spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;

KJV: some spiritual gift, to the end ye

INT: some I might impart gift to you spiritual

Romans 5:15 N-NNS

GRK: κα τ χάρισμα ε γρ

NAS: But the free gift is not like

KJV: so also [is] the free gift. For if

INT: also [be] the gift if indeed

Romans 5:16 N-NNS

GRK: τ δ χάρισμα κ πολλν

NAS: but on the other hand the free gift [arose] from many

KJV: but the free gift [is] of

INT: and [the] gift [is] of many

Romans 6:23 N-NNS

GRK: τ δ χάρισμα το θεο

NAS: is death, but the free gift of God

KJV: but the gift of God

INT: but [the] gift of God

Romans 11:29 N-NNP

GRK: γρ τ χαρίσματα κα

NAS: for the gifts and the calling of God

KJV: For the gifts and calling

INT: indeed [are] the gifts and the

Romans 12:6 N-ANP

GRK: χοντες δ χαρίσματα κατ τν

NAS: Since we have gifts that differ

KJV: Having then gifts differing according

INT: having moreover gifts according to the

Resources:

Bible Hub: use this resource site to discover the original Greek and Hebrew for the words in the Bible.

PrayerMate App: this is a fantastic app to keep yourself organized and faithful in prayer, and it also has free downloadable devotionals.

Question of the Week:

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Darlene Böcek

Author and pastor's wife, Darlene Bocek in on a search for grace. She has lived on the Aegean coast in Izmir, Turkey for twenty years. Darlene is the mother of four young adults. The family has six dogs and thirty-something farm cats.

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