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NASB | 1 Corinthians 12:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 12:11 All these things [the gifts, the achievements, the abilities, the empowering] are brought about by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses. |
Subject: Should we ask God for the gift of tongue |
Bible Note: Amazing Gibberish. Obviously, this is a divisive issue. I am from a mainline denomination, not known for its use of spiritual gifts. I have some friends who are very open to these things, however, and have learned as much as possible. At one service recently --- an event with perhaps 600 worshipping --- one of these friends prayed in his "prayer language," in the context of praying through "Christmas" texts in Isaiah. Driving home, a woman mentioned to another aquaintance of mine, "you guys are always surprising me. How did J. learn to speak an indiginous language from Ethiopia?" So this woman heard the text from Isaiah in her traditional language, from her remote area of Ethiopia. This has been a powerful testimony in her life, and for others as well. To me, it was gibberish. To Jeff, it was an act of trusting God amid sounds he could not understand. To Satan, it was the power of God to minister to a particular person who needed to hear God's word in a fresh way. I am quite stunned by this, happening with people that I know. How do I make sense of this? I think the reasons that the gifts were needed then are the same reason the gifts are needed now. |