SPIRITUAL GIFTS: PART IV—VARIOUS KINDS OF TONGUES INTRODUCTION TO THE “PROBLEM GIFT” AT CORINTH 1 Corinthians 12:10c-11 Source: The Holy Spirit (1 Cor 12:11) Occurrences in the New Testament Mark 16:17 (1x) (spurious text) Acts (4x) 2:4, 7-11 (Pentecost); 10:45-46 (Cornelius); 19:1-7 (Ephesus) 1 Corinthians (20x) 12:10; 12:28-30; 13:1; 13:8; 14:1-9; 14:13-14; 14:18-23; 14:26-27; 14:39 Nature of NT tongues Ecstatic vs. controlled? (everything turns on the definition of “ecstatic”!) Language? Xenoglossia (cognitive) vs. glossolalia (non-cognitive) “Various kinds of tongues” Participants Those selected by the Holy Spirit to receive the gift (1 Cor 12:11) Purposes “The common good” (1 Cor 12:7) Worshipping God: Glorifying God in worship Personal edification: 1 Cor 14:4 Spiritual warfare: 1 Cor 14:16 “in the Spirit” (Eph 6:18) Sign for unbelievers: Isaiah 28:11ff Content Prayer and praise to God (1 Cor 14:2, 14, 28) Edification for believers Limitations Need for interpretation for public use (1 Cor 14:26-28) By two or at the most three (1 Cor 14:27) In turn (not all at once) (1 Cor 14:27) Duration: Temporary (1 Cor 13:8-12) Definition: “The spiritual gift of “various kinds of tongues” in 1 Corinthians is divinely inspired utterance of prayer and praise to God which is under the speaker's control and not understandable to the speaker, and in some cases to the hearers, without the aid of a spiritually gifted interpreter.” (BLT) Priority: Last
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.
