“Tongues then are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers”. (1 Cor. 14:22) It’s commonly believed that speaking in tongues is a private prayer language but that idea is read into the text. Not a single verse states that tongues is for private prayer, however, 1 Cor. 14:21-22 clearly say that speaking in tongues was a sign. In 1 Cor. 14:21, God said, “through men of … [Read more...] about Speaking In Tongues – A Sign
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Speaking In Tongues And The Perfect
Speaking In Tongues And The Perfect What is “the perfect” in 1 Cor. 13:9-10? Many believe that 1 Cor. 13:9-10 say that tongues will cease when “the perfect” comes but that can’t be true as these verses don’t even mention tongues; they only say that prophecy and knowledge cease when “the perfect” comes. Tongues cease in a different manner and this is verified by the use of … [Read more...] about Speaking In Tongues And The Perfect
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Seek the Lord that He may be found, Call on Him while He is near; Listen carefully for the sound, And say your prayer for Him to hear.Let the wicked desert their ways, As evil people forsake their thought; On what makes you to go astray, With immorality as sought.Help them return onto the Lord, By showing compassion to them; And that they can be one accord, So … [Read more...] about Air Mail
Speaking in Tongues – Ceasing and Remaining
In 1 Cor. 13:8, we are told that Tongues, Prophecy and Knowledge will cease at some point in time and, after they cease, 1 Cor 13:13 says that Faith, Hope and Love will remain. We know that Love is eternal but our Faith and Hope are both fulfilled and come to their conclusion when Jesus returns as the following shows - Regarding Faith, Heb. 11:1 tells us that Faith is “being … [Read more...] about Speaking in Tongues – Ceasing and Remaining
Speaking in Tongues and 1 Cor. 13:11
Speaking in Tongues and 1 Cor. 13:11 Regarding speaking in tongues, what is 1 Cor. 13:11 saying? The verse says, "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me". In this verse, the putting away of the so called childish ways of speaking, thinking and reasoning is parallel to the … [Read more...] about Speaking in Tongues and 1 Cor. 13:11