Tongues and Interpretation T&T

[Bro-Larry]

Originally Posted by Brad Murphy

Some of us were taught that tongues and interpretation were God speaking directly to His people... if it is filtered through the brain of someone to the point that their perceptions are evident in the language that they use to deliver the message, I would say that the message is tainted and most definitely not a DIRECT message from God... but more like a note scribbled on the refrigerator door and someone tells someone else over the phone what the note said...

Notice: It is "interpretation", not "translation".

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Bro-Larry

Notice: It is "interpretation", not "translation".

Right.

I've been taught that there are only nine gifts of the Spirit (those listed in the first part of 1 Cor. chapter 12) and that all of them with the exception of tongues and interpretation can be found in the Old Testament.

An example of "interpretation" instead of "translation" can be found in Daniel 5:25-28 where the "message" was:
mene, mene
tekel
upharsin

A "translation" would be
count, count
weight
division

The "interpretation" as given by Daniel was
God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it
You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting
Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

This has a couple elements of messages in tongues and interpretation:
repetition of a word (or words)
message and interpretation not the same length or number of words

[Maple Leaf]

Originally Posted by Sam

Right.

I've been taught that there are only nine gifts of the Spirit (those listed in the first part of 1 Cor. chapter 12) and that all of them with the exception of tongues and interpretation can be found in the Old Testament.

An example of "interpretation" instead of "translation" can be found in Daniel 5:25-28 where the "message" was:
mene, mene
tekel
upharsin

A "translation" would be
count, count
weight
division

The "interpretation" as given by Daniel was
God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it
You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting
Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

This has a couple elements of messages in tongues and interpretation:
repetition of a word (or words)
message and interpretation not the same length or number of words

Very good.