Subject: Joann ... Why not use your gift ? |
Bible Note: Hi Josie, You said.. "I do know about 1 Cor 14. The way I understand this gift is that God seeks people to worship in spirit and truth and He loves for us to pray in tongues. When we speak in tongues in a Church it must be directed from the Holy Spirit and if there is not an interpreter than that is proof that that person should not have spoken out." This is for the most part correct. Your statement that if there is no interprer the pweson spoke in error may or may not be accurate. 1 Corinthians 12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: Simply because a message is not interpreted does not mean the message should not have been given. The manifestation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit are subject to the person. One can refuse or become uncertain and fearful and refuse to follow the unction of the Holy Spirit. the reason I point this out is that should the Holy Spirit decide to gift you with the gift of tongues, Satan could trick you. The person who has the 'gift' KNOWS it. The Holy Spirit will make this clear and one will not base their faith on whether someone responds or not, but rather on the voice of the Holy Spirit. What you said can be true but is not a 'rule'. Any questions? God bless |