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NASB | 1 Corinthians 14:22 So then tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophecy is for a sign, not to unbelievers but to those who believe. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 14:22 Therefore, [unknown] tongues are [meant] for a [supernatural] sign, not to believers but to unbelievers [who might be receptive]; while prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people] is not for unbelievers but for believers. |
Bible Question: I am just curious(and not wanting to come across mean or start anything), but then what is it that makes one think tongues is not used today? When someone stands up in church and speaks in an unknown tongue and someone interprets? I have seen an interpretation before and had it happen to me. But like I said before- this will be a never ending debate. Because it is in the way one perceives what they read in the scripture. Now, some read scripture and want to perceive differently from what is says, because someone said it was just pure laziness or something to effect to perceive the word differently. At any rate everyone's minds work differently. Perception is different, just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If tongues doesn't excist then what is the feeling that comes over us when the spirit moves and we speak in tongues? :-) |
Bible Answer: Greetings Eowyn! Allow me to state that I believe in the 'gift of tongues'. Scripture affirms that this gift exists and provides instructions concerning it's use and misuse. However, Scripture never once says anything about 'ecstatic utterances'. I am not sure where that phrase comes from! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |