Pierce Point Community Church

Sharing faith is truly encouraging. [Rom 1:11-12 NASB] 11 For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; Elsewhere Paul talks about being refreshed by the saints in Rome and enjoying their company. But here, Paul says that he wants to impart something. But what the heck does that mean? "Impart some spiritual gift... that you may be established?" Well, verse 12 explicitly interprets what Paul says. [Rom 1:11-12 NASB] 11 For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; 12 THAT IS, (what I mean by this is) that I may be encouraged together with you [while] among you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine. Here's how we ought to see this. When Paul says that he wants to impart some spiritual gift, he's actually talking about his own faith. It's important to remember the word 'impart' means 'to make known' or 'to communicate' as well as 'to bestow.' Next, when Paul says that this gift is to