Verse 7 – in the original, there's a definite article that could be translated, ‘But to each one of us the grace was given…' – special grace, sanctifying grace, Kingdom-living grace – has been given to all those that believe... This grace is not the grace of salvation, it's the grace of attitude, ability, and function—within the body of Christ.
This GRACE was given, ‘according to the measure of the gift of Christ.' – In other words, every Christian has some special function within the Church, and Christ is the One who determines what that function is, and He gives the necessary GRACE to carry out that function.
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Pastor Bryan Wheeler was converted to Christ in 1973. For most of the 20 years that he served in the U.S. Air Force he was actively involved in church-based preaching and teaching ministries in the U.S. and overseas. Pastor Wheeler was ordained into the gospel ministry in 1987...