1 Corinthians 14:1-4. Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men, to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
Hn! Paul in his usual highfalutin manner. He’s encouraging the Corinthians to be charitable, loving, kind hearted and wish for spiritual things, but he feels it’s better to be able to prophesy. He claims that if we get too hung up on the spiritual gifts, like speaking in foreign languages, then only God will understand you, the people listening to you won’t. However, when you prophesy, you come down to earth and speak the language that people understand, on their level, then it becomes beneficial; educational, encouraging and comforting to your listener. It’s the same for all of us. If we communicate with others in language they don’t understand, we’re wasting time, just impressing ourselves, but when we do it so they understand, then we’re teaching them. Personally, I find Paul guilty of this, possibly because he was highly educated, but his language often seems too high for the ordinary individual, and instead of being straightforward, he meanders all over the place, in the vernacular, he beats about the bush a lot. Okay children, no smirking, I know I do it too. So Friends, that means when we’re trying to spread The Word, we need to both talk to our listeners in a tongue that they understand, as well as on an educational level that they can comprehend. No need speaking to them in Greek, when they only understand Spanish, or expounding on a Ph.D level when they’ve only got an Elementary School education. Let’s prayerfully ask the Most High to instill in us the most beneficial choice of language for us to use when we are trying to spread His Word. Much LOVE…and PLENTY, PLENTY spreading of the UNDERSTANDABLE Word! It’s getting late, and numerous people have still not heard it.
Hn! Paul in his usual highfalutin manner. He’s encouraging the Corinthians to be charitable, loving, kind hearted and wish for spiritual things, but he feels it’s better to be able to prophesy. He claims that if we get too hung up on the spiritual gifts, like speaking in foreign languages, then only God will understand you, the people listening to you won’t. However, when you prophesy, you come down to earth and speak the language that people understand, on their level, then it becomes beneficial; educational, encouraging and comforting to your listener. It’s the same for all of us. If we communicate with others in language they don’t understand, we’re wasting time, just impressing ourselves, but when we do it so they understand, then we’re teaching them. Personally, I find Paul guilty of this, possibly because he was highly educated, but his language often seems too high for the ordinary individual, and instead of being straightforward, he meanders all over the place, in the vernacular, he beats about the bush a lot. Okay children, no smirking, I know I do it too. So Friends, that means when we’re trying to spread The Word, we need to both talk to our listeners in a tongue that they understand, as well as on an educational level that they can comprehend. No need speaking to them in Greek, when they only understand Spanish, or expounding on a Ph.D level when they’ve only got an Elementary School education. Let’s prayerfully ask the Most High to instill in us the most beneficial choice of language for us to use when we are trying to spread His Word. Much LOVE…and PLENTY, PLENTY spreading of the UNDERSTANDABLE Word! It’s getting late, and numerous people have still not heard it.
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