and then God showed that their report was true by doing signs and wonders and various kinds of miracles and by giving out gifts from the Holy Spirit as he wished.
But each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them. Stay as you were when God chose you. That’s the rule I tell people to follow in all the churches.
I wish all of you were single like me. But each person has their own gift from God. One has the gift of being happily married, and another has the gift of being happily single.
We all have different gifts, according to the grace God has given to each of us. If you have the gift of prophecy, then use it according to the faith you have.
The wind blows wherever it wants to. You hear the sound it makes, but you can’t tell where it’s coming from or where it’s going. It’s the same with everyone who’s born of the Spirit.”