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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. |
Subject: Tongues, madness or sign for unbeliever |
Bible Note: Yes, Dear Doc. This is exactly what I am saying. And it seems to depict the occurrence in Acts Chapter 2 as well. "Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered ---because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language."--- Act 2:5-6 (NASB) "And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, ---because that every man heard them speak in his own language."--- Act 2:5-6 (KJV) "All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, ---because each one heard them speaking in his own language."---Acts 2;4-6 (NIV) Is this passage not comparable to my depiction? I would not call the speaking of tongues, an "ecstatic utterance." I do however, consider them, a divine utterance, and personally, I believe that, though just like everything else, they are often misused and misrepresented, they are just as useful today as they were in the days of Pentecost. Case in point. My Brother and a small group of Church members recently went to a small village in South America to attempt to spread the Word. The natives were fairly receptive, but leery. Their medicine man was totally against this group of outsiders, and naturally the natives did not wish to go against his will. Somehow, a number of members of the small Church group got into a bee hive, and were stung multiple times. My brothers best friend was deathly allergic to bee venom, and hadn’t thought to bring the med he needed to counteract a bee sting. He was near death with the nearest doctors and meds hours away. The Church group had gathered around their friend in a small open hut, with the natives looking on. They began to pray. All of a sudden one of the group began to pray in tongues. My brother had been a member of this Church for 4 or 5 years, and had never heard tongues, either in his church or in any other. He said that though he knew little Spanish, he had heard enough to feel that this was the language his friend was praying in. I cannot say that Spanish was the tongue these natives spoke, but I can say that I feel that they understood what was spoken by the one who spoke in what was an unknown tongue to her comrades, and that shortly after the prayer, my brothers friend began a rapid recuperation, and that the natives became very receptive to the Word of God. No doubt, many think they can explain this away. Personally, the only explanation I need is the word of God. And God never said that portions of His word pertained to one time, and not to another time. In His Name NYP |