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NASB | 1 Corinthians 14:15 What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 14:15 Then what am I to do? I will pray with the spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me] and I will pray with the mind [using words I understand]; I will sing with the spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me] and I will sing with the mind [using words I understand]. |
Bible Question:
I'm quite confused about the issue of praying with our spirit. 1 Corinthians says, 'if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays.' Some churches take the view that praying with one's spirit necessarily means praying in a tongue. Is it biblical? I used to think that praying with our spirit doesn't necessarily mean praying in tongues. Can anyone show some insights regarding this? |
Bible Answer: To add to what Makarios posted ... there is the thought that when Paul used the singular tongue, he was tlaking about the false estatic tongue speech that the Corinthian pagans used in their temples ... the plural tongues is the true gift. The Corinthians were abusing the gift of tongues, brining in their pagan practices ... as is some churches, today. The Mormons (Joesph Smith) believed in tongues ... before the current trend. Searcher |