For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
The part I'm interested in is the last part. What exactly does this mean? A friend of mine posted today that he thought this was a reference to Calvinism; specifically; God giving some people more faith than others. This doesn't seem right to me; the idea that everybody's level of faith is set in stone seems at odds with pretty much the entire New Testament encouraging us to grow in faith. But it's not so obvious to explain what it does mean instead.
I suspect there's a connection with the next few verses, which talk about how everybody in the church has different roles. It may be a reference to God giving us different gifts. Yet the word used in 12:3 is "faith", not "gifts".
The part I'm interested in is the last part. What exactly does this mean? A friend of mine posted today that he thought this was a reference to Calvinism; specifically; God giving some people more faith than others. This doesn't seem right to me; the idea that everybody's level of faith is set in stone seems at odds with pretty much the entire New Testament encouraging us to grow in faith. But it's not so obvious to explain what it does mean instead.
I suspect there's a connection with the next few verses, which talk about how everybody in the church has different roles. It may be a reference to God giving us different gifts. Yet the word used in 12:3 is "faith", not "gifts".
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