Subject: Gift of speaking in tongues for all? |
Bible Note: I agree with you completly when you say, "Every single letter of the Word of God is important". Some are chrismatic... others are not. It's a matter of what a person believes the word says. Speaking in tongues is a secondary issue. The important thing is who Jesus is and what he means to us. We are ALL brothers and sisters in Christ. It's interesting to hear other peoples opinions about what the Word says. We have to be careful not to scripture pluck. (you know when a person "plucks" a scripture from here and there and builds a belief system that is totally out of context.) Each book in the Bible had a reason. Each sentence is not exclusive of all the others around it. For example: In 1 Cor 14:14, "For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful." In other words, if I am praying in a language that I do not understand (nor the people around me), then "my" spirit prays, but I don't know what I am saying. He did not say "the Holy Spirit" is praying through me. In Romans 8:26, "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." This is clearly refering to the Holy Spirit because it refers to "himself". In 1 Corinthians, the church had some serious issues, one of which was Spiritual Gifts. It appears that people were especially abusing the gift of Speaking in Tongues. That's why he makes the reference in 1 Cor 14:14. (In my opinion). Your brother in Christ, mike |