Has anyone here ever met someone who is not saved that has spiritual gifts? There were several people who I went to high school with that had strong spiritual gifts, they were not saved. One girl could give prophecies that would come to pass, she also had a healing gift. If you were sick she could lay hands on you and take it, she would get it but within a few days it would leave her and both were healed. She was trustworthy and would not misuse the gift. Another man in my high school could read your mind! Some people receive gifts when they get saved but there are some people out there that were just born with gifts and can use them however they want (if they started misusing them God would show up and take it).
There's all kinds of people who aren't saved that can operate in supernatural ways.
practitioners of demonic power, sorcery, divination, black magic, rieki healing, yoga, buddhist witchcraft... the list is endless.
I have even heard accounts of voodoo witch doctor's in 3rd world countries that can die and be raised from the dead 3 days later (the demonic counterfeits often mock the things of God, in this case it's mocking the resurrection of Christ).
'12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.'
(Ephesians 6:12)
There are real demonic forces at work that would love to deceive people by lying wonders.. (2 Thessalonians 2:7-9)
in the end though the authentic miracles by the saved (in Christ) are much more powerful, and serve to progress the Kingdom of God on earth.
I've seen people get out of wheelchairs, demons being cast out, legs grown out a full foot before my eyes and grown back, broken bones be healed (with medical confirmation), cancer be reversed, and there are even believers who's main purpose in ministry evangelism is to pray.. to raise the dead (and there are testimonies of success) because Christ spoke of this miracle too (it was done by the early Church in Acts).
'Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.'
(Matthew 10:8, Mark 16:15-18)
Regardless of all these things I'm sure we're all aware that the Lord Jesus warned one day many people will say 'Lord Lord didn't we do all these amazing things in your name' and He will say He never knew them because they were worker's of iniquity.
It's the sad truth..
Anything supernatural should be tested by the Word of God and the message of repentance from sin can't be thrown to the wayside.. too much is at stake.
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?
It's best to be operating in our discernment.. especially in these wicked times.
The point of the spiritual gifts is to glorify and point to the Lord Jesus Christ because God desires that all men would come to repentance.
It's very important to remember this..