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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:7 so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift [which comes from the Holy Spirit], as you eagerly wait [with confident trust] for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ [when He returns]. |
Bible Question: where does the "holy language " come from .in the book of acts when the apostles spoke in tounges, it was known languages(arabic greek etc.)so what is the biblical evidence of todays "holy language". bible evidence only please not peoples opinions |
Bible Answer: I am answering this question over a year after it has been posted. It is very unlikely that the original poster will read it but I am going to address it carefully with biblical evidence as the poster requested in an effort to help build this wonderful database of biblical interpretations from fellow believers from all over the world. Looking at the text tecnotrog is referencing we see a peculiar scene... Acts 2:4-13 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. Several things are obvious here at first glance.. one is that more than the 12 were speaking, since more than 12 languages are mentioned. Most commentaries I look at agree that outpouring of the Spirit was upon the entire 120 and not just the 12 apostles (Acts 1:15...number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) most also agree that all of them were doing the speaking in tongues. However some commentators and many modern christians say that they think that only the 12 did the public speaking in tongues when the crowds gathered. In reading the passage we see that there are more than 12 nations that heard them speak in their own language. Therefore if it were only the 12 speaking then they must have had such a gift of speaking in tongues that one or more of them could move from one known language to another as the Spirit willed. Or another possibility would be that the hearers were having the miracle upon their ears so that it would not matter how many nations were gathered 17 or 200 they would have all heard their own language. Some have suggested this and let us take it up for a moment. If it did not matter how many nations had gathered, that they would still have heard their own language, then the question would have to be asked which language was coming out of the speaker? One particular language or whatever the Lord wanted at the time? If the miracle happened upon the ear of the hearer than it does not seem fair to conclude that one could know which language the speaker was speaking. One could say he was speaking Arabic, but another that just walked up says nay he is speaking my tongue which is of Egypt. Who is right? And if this be the case then how can you know when you hear a tongue whether it is a known language or not. Here are two from another country both hearing their own language from the same speaker. Now if that is not the case then you must say that one of the 12 was able to speak one language and then instantly start speaking another. If we limit it to only the 12 then one of these two scenarios must be correct, 1) that the miracle occurred on the ear of the more than 12 nations that gathered, or 2) that the speaker could switch tongues, because more than more 12 nations heard their tongue. The other possibility of course is that all 120 were speaking and not just the 12 in which case one could then make an argument for their stand that authentic speaking in tongues is always in a known language, while siting this passage as their biblical evidence. Now we consider the verse.. Acts 2:13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. What are the possibilities here? 1) these men heard them speak in languages that were known, the disciples having never learned them in language school.. and said “they are drunk” Instantly we see how illogical that view would be. The last thing I am going to think if I see you speak in a language you have never taken the time to learn, (and especially if I hear them speak in more than one language they had never learned), is that you are drunk. I might think you are a genious, nay more than a genious, a superman, one with intellect beyond any man that had ever been before.. but I am not going to think your inebriated with alcohol. SEE PART 2 |
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