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NASB | 2 Corinthians 13:14 ¶ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 13:14 ¶ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. |
Bible Question:
Scripture ... 1 Corinthians 12-14 ... Actually, Paul is talking about tongues in this whole section. - It is one of the gifts of the Spirit (12:4, 10, 11) - Not everyone has this or any other gift (12:28-30) - We should desire the greater gifts (vs 31) and tongues is a lesser gift (12:28-30) ... but we should not disregard any gift (12:15-24) - God still chooses who gets what gift (12:11, 18) - Speaking in a tongue w/o love is just emtpy noise (1 Cor 13:1) ... as with other gifts (1 Cor 13:2-3) - Tongues and two other gifts are temporal (1 Cor 13:8) ... Tongues by its own initative, the other two will done away with when the perfect comes (1 Cor 13:8-10). - Tongues are for a sign, to unbelievers (1 Cor 14:22) ... ans again - it is a sign of judgment to the Jews, as I have already pointed out |
Bible Answer: "- Not everyone has this or any other gift (12:28-30)" The gift of tongues is a sign, but it is not the sign that you have received the Holy Spirit/Ghost. John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Praise the Lord! Norm |