Subject: 1Corinthians questions: Gifts and women |
Bible Note: Thanks Ray for asking me to reply. Jesus gave us a definition of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit in Acts 1:8 (not baptized with a holy spirit). When a believer is baptized “with the Holy Spirit”, (Mat 3:11, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16, John 1:33, Acts 1:5) Jesus is the baptizer. When a sinner is drawn to repentance by the Holy Spirit, and is baptized into the body of Christ at salvation (Rom 6:4, 1Cor 12:13, Gal 3:27, Col 2:12, 2Cor 7:10), the Holy Spirit is the baptizer. When a person speaks in tongues, the person’s spirit is speaking with the assistance of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4, Rom 8:26, Jude 1:20 ). The word “spirit” in 1Cor 14:2, 14, 15, 16, and 17 is indeed speaking of the person’s spirit, but they are speaking with the assistance of the Holy Spirit. The person speaking in tongues is speaking praises, blessings, and thanks, to God, not the people (1Cor14:2,16-17). I have heard interpretations of tongues to be a prophetic message, but I can’t see that happening in Scripture. Tongues and prophesy occurred together, (Act 19:6) but I don’t think the prophetic message was the tongues interpretation, but I may be wrong. Other possible helps. The Holy Spirit converses with the believers spirit (Rom8:16). See also Mat10:19-20, Luke12:11-12. Hope this helps. Jesus Lives! |