Wednesday, May 9, 2012

[1] Charism of the Legion of Christ & Regnum Christi: New Testament

[1] CHARISM IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

Somebody needs to study this whole issue in depth. I will provide some info on the subject, beginning with the most general concepts of charism, gifts, their meaning and place in the Church, and moving towards the issue of the Legion/Regnum's specific charism
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Blogger cites:

I Letter of Paul to Corinthians, Chapter 12

Now about the gifts of the Spirit (Blogger, charismata), brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. ²You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. ³Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

⁴There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. ⁵There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. ⁶There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.

⁷Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. ⁸To one there is given through the Spirit a message of

wisdom, to another a message of

knowledge by means of the same Spirit, ⁹to another

faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of

healing by that one Spirit, ¹⁰to another

miraculous powers, to another

prophecy, to another

distinguishing between spirits (Blogger, discernment), to another

speaking in different kinds of tongues,^[a] and to still another the interpretation of tongues.^[b] ¹¹All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

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²⁷Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. ²⁸And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.

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From Catholic Encyclopedia by way of Wikipedia

Charism

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Not to be confused with chrism.

See also: charisma

The term charisma denotes any good gift that flows from God's benevolent love.^[1]

In Christian theology, a charism (in Greek: χαρίσμα; plural: charismata) in general denotes any good gift that flows from God's love to man. The word can also mean any of the spiritual graces and qualifications granted to every Christian to perform his or her task in the Church. In the narrowest sense, it is a theological term for the extraordinary graces given to individual Christians for the good of others.^[1]

These extraordinary spiritual gifts, often termed "charismatic gifts", are the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, increased faith, the gifts of healing, the gift of miracles, prophecy, the discerning of spirits, diverse kinds of tongues, interpretation of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:8-10). To these are added the gifts of apostles, prophets, teachers, helps (connected to service of the poor and sick), and governments (or leadership ability) which are connected with certain offices in the Church. These gifts are given by the Holy Spirit to individuals, but their purpose is to build up the entire Church.^[1]

The charismata in this narrowest sense are distinguished from the graces given for personal sanctification, such as the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit and the fruit of the Spirit.^[1]

[edit]Social meaning

The word is also used in secular circumstances within social psychology. In that context, charism is defined as personal influence on other people individually or as a group.

Religious orders (generally Catholic) use the word to describe their spiritual orientation and any special characteristics of their mission or values that might be exhibited as a result of the vows that they have taken and the orientation of the order to which they belong. An example might be the works of a teaching order as compared with that of a missionary order or one devoted to care of the poor or the sick.