The New Testament word for gift (charisma) has often been translated as grace. All God’s gifts reflect His grace, and the fact that they are gifts means that they are free and cannot be earned. The New Testament’s theology of grace is rooted in the Old Testament idea of God’s favor, which is shown to those who do not deserve it and cannot help themselves.
Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy... 1 Corinthians 14:1-40 ESV
Pastor Stuart McAlpine presents a sermon on the church at Ephesus which had aligned itself with the powers of darkness and embraced the vile...
See Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Luke 22:14-23. This is language first used in Jeremiah's promise of rescue and renewal of the exiled people of God...