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NASB | 1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 13:1 ¶ If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God's love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction]. |
Subject: Why do I want to speak in tongues? |
Bible Note: God Bless, Cody Mac, I couldn't help but submit this for your thoughts. Since I have been reading thoroughly through the Gospels, I'm sure I know why there are many churches who believe that speaking in tongues is a sign of being saved. In Jesus' own words "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people and they will get well." Mark 16:16-18. Jesus Promised: "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father." John 14:12 Many churches say the obvious is the conclusion...If one cannot do these things, such as speak in tongues, then he cannot be a true believer. Those who get baptized and proclaim to be believers, but fail to speak in tongues, are not sincere enough to claim what Jesus has promised. Whether this perception is true or not, how can you argue with the words of Jesus? In John 14:24, "He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Fathers who sent me." As I have discovered and listed in my other posts about giving alms, there are many statements made by God through His son, Jesus Christ, that we Christians do not believe. For example, in Mark 10:29-30, Jesus said that anyone who gives up everything he owns for the sake of the gospel will receive a hundred times more than what he gave up, now in this time and in the world to come. Luke 14:33, "So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple." The sad truth is we don't believe in His words completely, do we? Maybe that is why we cannot enjoy the promises made by Jesus. In God we trust! flyman |