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1 | sheila, why pray for a lesser gift? | Gal 3:28 | Searcher56 | 122463 | ||
I believe whenever Paul uses the singular tongue, he is mocking the church's misuse of the gift. When tongues in the plural is used, it is about the gift. If you studied the background of 14:21 - you will see it is about the judgment of Israle |
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2 | sheila, why pray for a lesser gift? | Gal 3:28 | Morant61 | 122494 | ||
Greetings Searcher! I know that Dr. MacArthur has advocated this view in the past. He has argued that 'tongues' refers to the geninue gift, while 'tongue' refers to the false gift. With that in mind, why does Paul say in 1 Cor. 14:27? "If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret." According to Dr. MacArthur's view, is Paul saying that it is okay to use the false gift in church? Or, according to your view, is Paul just mocking them in this verse? I have written a longer post on this point in the past, but the short version is this. The best way to view the differences in number is that one speaks 'languages' in general, but a 'language' in particular. In the same way, Paul speaks of 'tongues' in general, but one only speaks one 'tongue' at a time. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | sheila, why pray for a lesser gift? | Gal 3:28 | Searcher56 | 122496 | ||
You are correct ... I tried to see what Dr. MacArthur said about 14:27 and the single use of tongue ... I don't have an answer. | ||||||
4 | sheila, why pray for a lesser gift? | Gal 3:28 | Morant61 | 122499 | ||
Greetings Searcher! That was a fast response! :-) I was just getting ready to go back to bed, when your e-mail notice arrived. Just for the record, I love Dr. MacArthur. He is my favorite preacher in the world - literally! But, years ago I bought his book on tongues (I can't recall the title at the moment)and I was very disappointed with his treatment of the subject. Now, I am aware that baptists (generally speaking) have a major bias against tongues. I know this because I married into a baptist family, have ministered in many baptist churches, taught at their camps, and attended their conferences. :-) But, I really thought that Dr. MacArthur was practicing 'eisegesis' in this case. Paul clearly confronts the Corinthians on their misuse of this gift, but he never onces uses any word for 'fake', 'false', or 'counterfeit'. Now, yet today, there are still many false teachings and misuses of this gift. I have heard it taught that one does not receive the Holy Spirit until one speaks in tongues. We both know this to be false, since every believer is said to be baptized with the Holy Spirit in Scripture. I have heard it taught that tongues is 'the' evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I think that Acts is clear that the early church recognized tongues as 'a sign', but not 'the sign' of the work of the Holy Spirit in a person. We know that Peter argued for the salvation of the Gentiles because he heard them speak in tongues like the Apostles did at the beginning. Still today, this gift is over emphasized, misused, and misunderstood. But, it needs to be exercized properly, not ignored. One interesting topic that we could discuss in the future is the difference between the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the filling of the Holy Spirit. My view has changed a lot over the years on that point! But, alas, I don't have time today! :-) It is always good to discuss Scripture with you my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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5 | sheila, why pray for a lesser gift? | Gal 3:28 | Searcher56 | 122505 | ||
Tim, I was born into a Baptist home, then into God's family. If Baptists knew how my doctinal beliefs have changed - I would be excommunicated :-). I think a new thread would be needed to discuss baptism and filling of the Holy Spirit. |
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