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Growing The Gift of Tongues
Recap:
Word of Wisdom
Word of Knowledge
Faith
Healing
Miracles
Prophecy
Discerning of Spirits
Today we will look at the 8th and possibly the 9th gifts of the Spirit, Tongues and Interpretation.
and today Tongues
The Gifts outlined by the Apostle Paul
What the Church of God Believes:
The 9th article of our Declaration of Faith says, “we believe In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.”
Why is it so important that we (the COG) would list it in our core beliefs?
Well let’s explore this Gift to find out why.
There are many who have and even continue to try to claim that speaking in tongues isn’t applicable or even beneficial for the church today.
People argue over this gift maybe even more so than any other gift of the Spirit.
People explain it away by saying it expired with the Apostles, or that it was never the gift we thought it to be and it was simply the ability to speak in a foreign language.
These things simply are not true and we find absolutely no scripture to support their doctrine.
in fact Paul’s teaching on the Gift of Tongues in chapter 14 of 1 Corinthians gives us a clear understanding of this Gift if we only read it with I Hearts and minds open to what the Lord wants for us.
Let’s explore this Gift to find out.
Jesus foretold of the Gift of Tongues
The first encounter of Tongues
Acts 2:
The apostle Paul was converted around 34 AD
Later he travels
He ministers the gospel in numerous places and eventually ends up helping to start a church in a city called Corinth around 51-52 AD.
Paul returns to Antioch but first stops at Ephesus in 53 AD...Lets read the story:
They replied that they hadn’t ever even heard of the Holy Spirit and Paul preached the Gospel to them and laid hands on them and they all were filled with the Spirit and spoke in Tongues.
Paul had been gone from Corinth for nearly 2 years when he pens what we call 1 Corinthians.
In Chapter 12 Paul defines the Gifts of the Spirit and in Chapter 13 He defines Love and the need of it in order to operate in all the other Gifts.
In chapter 14 he goes back to the subject of Tongues and talks pretty in-depth about it.
1 Corinthians 14:1-
Tongues Must Be Interpreted
Tongues must be interpreted
Tongues a Sign to the Unbelievers
Tongues a Sign to Unbelievers
20 Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.
21 In the law it is written:
“With men of other tongues and other lips
I will speak to this people;
And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me,”
says the Lord.
22 Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe.
23 Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your mind?
24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all.
25 And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you.
Tongues a Sign to Unbelievers
20 Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.
21 In the law it is written:
“With men of other tongues and other lips
I will speak to this people;
And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me,”
says the Lord.
22 Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe.
23 Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your mind?
24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all.
25 And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you.
Order in the House
Desire the Gifts
Loose your tongue
1 Corinthians 12:39-40
1 corinthians 14:39-40
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