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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: Wlerin Ordered by Date |
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1 | Wlerin do you make other expections? | Rom 8:13 | Wlerin | 121359 | ||
Okay, various kinds of tongues is last in v28, and given FIRST apostles, etc, I see your point. As to seek vs. earnestly desire (NAS) in v 31, the Greek is zeloute, that is, "covet, be jealous of, set one's heart on." (abridged, from A Concise Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament, by Barclay M. Newman). What verse do you base "seek" on? I am nearly certain that the meaning is very close, if not the same. Also, note 14:12-14 (NAS): "Since you are ZEALOUS of spiritual [things], SEEK to abound for the edification of the church. Therefore, let one who speaks in a tongue PRAY that he may interpret. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful." Zealous is from the same word as "earnestly desire". But, truly, we are to worship in spirit and in truth, not in spirit only, nor in truth only. However, perhaps I misunderstand what you mean by seek. If you mean seek as a sign of salvation, then certainly we agree, it should not be so sought, nor any of the other gifts for that purpose (Luke 10:20 for one example. The NAS also has numerous references on this verse). However, I meant seeking in order to edify the body (1 Cor 14:5). As to the ecstatics... I don't see that in chapter 14. Yes, MacArthur (among others) does, but Paul does not condemn the exercise of tongues, even in the church so long as there is interpretation and order, and peace (14:26b,27,31,40). I know of no biblical reference to pagan use of tongues. |
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