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Spiritual gifts test

26 honest statements, about four minutes. Get your top three gifts, the verse behind each and the fruit that keeps it healthy.

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Answer for how you actually are, not how you wish you were.

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Ninefruit: Fruit of the Spirit for iPhone

Paul says gifts without love count for nothing. Ninefruit turns the fruit of the Spirit into small daily practice: one real situation, the verse behind it and one thing to try today. No score, no judgement, and your journal stays on your phone.

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What this spiritual gifts test measures

The New Testament lists spiritual gifts in four places: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 and 12:28, Ephesians 4:11 and 1 Peter 4:10-11. This test covers the 13 gifts that show up in ordinary life and that you can honestly rate in yourself: teaching, encouragement, giving, leadership, mercy, serving, administration, wisdom, knowledge, faith, discernment, evangelism and shepherding.

Each gift gets two statements, so 26 in total. Your answers add up to a score from 0 to 8 for each gift, and the three highest become your results. Every result shows the verse the gift comes from, what it tends to look like, one thing to try this week and the fruit of the Spirit that keeps it healthy.

Gifts this test leaves out, and why

Paul also names prophecy, healing, miracles, tongues and the interpretation of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:9-10). Churches hold different, sincere views on how those gifts work today, and nobody can measure them by ticking a box about themselves. So they are not scored here. If your church teaches on them, your pastor is a better guide than a quiz.

Why gifts are not the whole picture

Right after his longest list of gifts, Paul writes 1 Corinthians 13: "If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing." Gifts are what you do. The fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 is who you are becoming while you do it. A gifted teacher without gentleness wounds people. A gifted leader without self-control burns out a team. That is why every result here pairs a gift with a fruit.

How to use your results

  1. Test it in real life. Gifts show up when you serve. Try the "this week" step for your top gift and notice whether it gives you energy and helps people.
  2. Ask two people who know you. Show them your top three. Others often see your gifts more clearly than you do.
  3. Talk to your church. Most churches have more need than volunteers. Tell a leader what you found and ask where it fits.
  4. Grow the fruit alongside it. Pick the fruit paired with your top gift and practise it on purpose for a few weeks.

Questions people ask

How accurate is an online spiritual gifts test?

It is a starting point, not a verdict. A self-rating test shows what you notice in yourself and what you enjoy. The Bible's picture is that gifts are confirmed as you serve and as other believers see them in you, so use your results as something to try, not a label.

How many spiritual gifts are there?

The lists in Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4 and 1 Peter 4 name around 20, depending on how you group them. Paul's lists differ from each other, which suggests they are examples rather than a closed set.

Can my spiritual gifts change?

Many Christians find different gifts come to the front in different seasons, and skills you practise for years can grow into real gifts. Retaking the test after a year of serving can show you something new.

What is the difference between spiritual gifts and the fruit of the Spirit?

Gifts differ from person to person: "to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all" (1 Corinthians 12:7). The fruit in Galatians 5:22-23 is meant to grow in every believer. Gifts are about what you do for others. Fruit is about your character.

Is my answer data saved anywhere?

No. The test runs in your browser and nothing is sent to a server. If you share your result, the link only contains the names of your top three gifts.

Which Bible translation is quoted?

Verses are from the World English Bible, a modern translation in the public domain.

Sources

  1. Romans 12, World English Bible
  2. 1 Corinthians 12, World English Bible
  3. Ephesians 4, World English Bible
  4. 1 Corinthians 13, World English Bible
  5. Galatians 5, World English Bible
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