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Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature. In the Law it is written, “BY MEN OF STRANGE TONGUES AND BY THE LIPS OF STRANGERS I WILL SPEAK TO THIS PEOPLE, AND EVEN SO THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO ME,” says the Lord. So then tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophecy is for a sign, not to unbelievers but to those who believe. Therefore if the whole church assembles together and all speak in tongues, and ungifted men or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are mad? But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all; the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you. What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be by two or at the most three, and each in turn, and one must interpret; but if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God. Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others pass judgment. But if a revelation is made to another who is seated, the first one must keep silent. For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted; and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets; for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. 1 Corinthians 14:20-33
The big picture here is that 1 Corinthians is a letter by Paul to the church at Corinth, a primarily pagan/Gentile church that he had established. Paul’s letter is a response to things he heard were issues in the church, and also a response to questions the church asked him about practice.
As we read this letter, we have Paul’s answers but we don’t know the exact questions. In chapters 12-14, Paul answers a question about tongues. The question may have been, “What is the role of tongues in the church?” or “Who is more spiritual?” or “Why is our gathering so filled with division?”
Paul answers the question in chapters 12-14. In chapter 12, he begins to instruct them on the gifts or charismata, the Greek word for grace. These grace gifts are given by God in His time in His way for His glory and the common good. Paul names some of the gifts including tongues, but tried to de-emphasize the importance of tongues. The gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12 and 14, and Ephesians 4 and Romans 12 are not exhaustive lists, but more like categories of gifts.
In chapter 13, Paul puts the gifts in the perspective of love. The gifts are an expression of love, and our gifts are nothing without love. The
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Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature. In the Law it is written, “BY MEN OF STRANGE TONGUES AND BY THE LIPS OF STRANGERS I WILL SPEAK TO THIS PEOPLE, AND EVEN SO THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO ME,” says the Lord. So then tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophecy is for a sign, not to unbelievers but to those who believe. Therefore if the whole church assembles together and all speak in tongues, and ungifted men or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are mad? But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all; the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you. What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be by two or at the most three, and each in turn, and one must interpret; but if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God. Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others pass judgment. But if a revelation is made to another who is seated, the first one must keep silent. For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted; and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets; for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. 1 Corinthians 14:20-33
The big picture here is that 1 Corinthians is a letter by Paul to the church at Corinth, a primarily pagan/Gentile church that he had established. Paul’s letter is a response to things he heard were issues in the church, and also a response to questions the church asked him about practice.
As we read this letter, we have Paul’s answers but we don’t know the exact questions. In chapters 12-14, Paul answers a question about tongues. The question may have been, “What is the role of tongues in the church?” or “Who is more spiritual?” or “Why is our gathering so filled with division?”
Paul answers the question in chapters 12-14. In chapter 12, he begins to instruct them on the gifts or charismata, the Greek word for grace. These grace gifts are given by God in His time in His way for His glory and the common good. Paul names some of the gifts including tongues, but tried to de-emphasize the importance of tongues. The gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12 and 14, and Ephesians 4 and Romans 12 are not exhaustive lists, but more like categories of gifts.
In chapter 13, Paul puts the gifts in the perspective of love. The gifts are an expression of love, and our gifts are nothing without love. The