Apologetics And Personal Testimony

[jpholding]

OK. Your argument(s) have been more anecdotal then of Biblical exegetical help. From Luke 12:1 the following comments addressed to them as "you" included more than Jesus' apostles in training whom is was primarily addressing. And is evidenced further by the one mentioned in v.13 and in v.16 Jesus presents a parable [ref also Luke 8:10 in this regard].

Inevitably that's the case because the high context first century reader/writer assumes a lot. But given that the purpose of the gifting is to aid the believer before authorities, I can't see any reason to expand the application beyond crisis situations.