Of course, there's plenty of explanation. I am sure you are talking specifically about 1 Corinthians 14? Paul references tongues on many occassions and mentions many purposes and functions of tongues (
Also good to remember, that the Corinthians didn't need an explanation of tongues as salvific evidence. To the other extreme, they had a major problem with "super-spirituality", everyone claiming to be a prophet, screaming tongues in public worship at the same time without interpretation -- it was a messy scene. And though the Spirit can never be tidy, Paul was bringing order to an extremely dysfunctional church. Corinth thought they were so spiritual, that after they spoke in tongues, they would commit incest, adultery, etc... This is the real meaning of "super spiritual". Paul's writings to Corinth included 4 letters, which we have only 2 of them in the canon.
Of course, there's plenty of explanation. I am sure you are talking specifically about 1 Corinthians 14? Paul references tongues on many occassions and mentions many purposes and functions of tongues (
Also good to remember, that the Corinthians didn't need an explanation of tongues as salvific evidence. To the other extreme, they had a major problem with "super-spirituality", everyone claiming to be a prophet, screaming tongues in public worship at the same time without interpretation -- it was a messy scene. And though the Spirit can never be tidy, Paul was bringing order to an extremely dysfunctional church. Corinth thought they were so spiritual, that after they spoke in tongues, they would commit incest, adultery, etc... This is the real meaning of "super spiritual". Paul's writings to Corinth included 4 letters, which we have only 2 of them in the canon.
I don't think I have ever been in a pentecostal church where there was not screaming in tounges without interpretation - my husband is not apostolic/pentecostal and this really turns him off. I have never been able to really explain it well to him.
I don't think I have ever been in a pentecostal church where there was not screaming in tounges without interpretation - my husband is not apostolic/pentecostal and this really turns him off. I have never been able to really explain it well to him.
Paul might want to write some more letters, if he were around today.
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Of course, there's plenty of explanation. I am sure you are talking specifically about 1 Corinthians 14? Paul references tongues on many occassions and mentions many purposes and functions of tongues (
Also good to remember, that the Corinthians didn't need an explanation of tongues as salvific evidence. To the other extreme, they had a major problem with "super-spirituality", everyone claiming to be a prophet, screaming tongues in public worship at the same time without interpretation -- it was a messy scene. And though the Spirit can never be tidy, Paul was bringing order to an extremely dysfunctional church. Corinth thought they were so spiritual, that after they spoke in tongues, they would commit incest, adultery, etc... This is the real meaning of "super spiritual". Paul's writings to Corinth included 4 letters, which we have only 2 of them in the canon.
Where are the other two? Why aren't they canonized? Should we, as Christians, assume they are not important, because they are not canonized?
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