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NASB | 1 Corinthians 12:30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 12:30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? |
Bible Question: One more questoin. Do you have to speak in tounges in order to have the Holy Ghost. Someone once told me if I havent spoke in tounges yet I do not have the Holy Ghost. |
Bible Answer: God's day to you, walkforchrist, My view about tongues ...................... This is from a couple of my old posts: Only twice, thrice if you count Acts 2:4-11, of the ten conversion experiences, In Acts, did the new Christian speak in tongues: -2:41 ... 3,000 saved. The 120 spoke in known languages (2:6 ff) -2:27 ... many daily -4:4 ... 5,000 saved -8:14-17 ... Samaritans -8:34-39 ... Ethopian -9:5-19 ... Paul (tho he spoke in tongues later (1 Cor 13:1)) (1) 10:44-48 ... Cornelius and his house ... they did speak in tongues -16:14-15 ... Lydia -16:31-34 ... jailer and his house (2) 19:5-7 ... about 12 disciples of John ... they did speak in tongues. Take note ... Tongues is always a known language ... in every case in the NT -Mark 16:17 ... new to them ... -Acts 2:4-11 ... This fulfills Mark 16:17 ... and they are speaking someone elses language (tongue) -Acts 10:46, 19:6 ... we don't know which languages they spoke ... a mini Pentecost. -1 Cor 12:4-11 ... tongues is one of many gifts of the Spirit vs 10 ... it is a gift needed in the church ... so that when foreigners come or they go to another language group, they are understood. vs 11 ... the Holy Spirit is the one who determines who will get ehat gift, including tongues vs 28 ... notice the placement order of the gift, it is not a greater gift vs 30 ... not everyone will speak with tongues (14:23) vs 31 ... since it is a lesser gift, we should not eagerly desire the gift of tongues. -1 Cor 13:1 ... what language did the angels speak to men? I think it was in language of the hearer. vv 8-10 ... tongues is temporal and will cease by themselves (knowledge and prophecy will cease when the prefect comes) -1 Cor 14:2 ... tongues does not speak to men but to God vs 4 ... tongues edifies oneself (is that selfish?) vs 5 ... prophesies is greater than tongues vs 6 ... tongues is unprofitable (is that good?) vs 9 ... unknown speech is speaking into the air - worthless (is that good?) vs 13 ... need interpetation (vs 5) vs 14 ... pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful (is that good?) vs 18 ... I believe when Paul said that "I speak in tongues more than you all", it was because he used the gift to each place he went. See below. vs 19 ... instruction over tongues vs 21 ... tongues is lips of strangers vs 22 ... tongues are for a sign to unbelievers, prophecy is for believers (KEY POINT) vs 27 ... tongues spoken one at a time, then interpeted ... and at the most three speak (not as a group) vs 39 ... don't forbid to speak in tongues - the downfall of some. There is a balance. While Alexander the Great spread the use of Greek to the places Paul vitited, the natives still spoke in their own language ... look at Pentecost. Also Acts 14:8-11, where in Lystra they spoke Lycaonian, not Greek. Satanists were the first babble, like some churches practice today: http://members.aol.com/loveogod1/tdm/theplan.htm http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1253.cfm Now you need to search the Scripture ro see if what I say, and others, is the truth or trash. Searcher |