<p>12:1 <i>Brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant concerning spiritual gifts- </i>Chapter 1 has explained that they had been given the Spirit, but they were not spiritual (3:1), and were refusing the leading of the Spirit. Paul wanted them to be aware of the working of the Spirit and how they were to walk in step with that Spirit. The Greek means literally 'spirituals'; it is the general working of the Spirit that is in view here, not specifically the miraculous gifts. By saying &quot;I do not want you to be ignorant&quot;, the emphasis might be placed upon the word &quot;not&quot;. Maybe they were justifying their lack of spirituality by claiming that Paul had kept them in the dark about the Spirit's working.</p>