Bible Question:
Debbie, 1 Cor 13:1 says "tongues of men and of angels" not "tongues of men OR angels". What language did the angels speak ... that people heard? I understand your view, but do not understand why you would wnat to pray in another tongue, since your mind would be unfruitful (1 Cor 14:14) ... This thought just in. Since Paul says "if", could it be he didn't pray in a tongue? This fits with the rest of the chapter; showing a need for an interpeter whenever a tongue is spoken. |
Bible Answer: I believe it was a Chinese dialect. And we know Paul spoke in tongues by 1 Cor.14:18. And who is to say he didn't speak in more than one kind of tongue? I do not know what tongue it is that I have. But I do know that when I am praising God, sometimes you run out of words, "Holy" can only be repeated so many times and I believe I am also giving Him praise in this way. If I am in agony over a prayer concern, sometimes words seem so inadequate. Then I am grateful for tongues. And again, it is prayer that, because I do not understand what is being prayed, I am not letting my own "wants" come into it. But you know all this. Carry 1 Cor.13:14 on one more verse. Love you in Christ- Debbie |