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Originally Posted by Godsdrummer
All of this strikes me funny, as we get so wrapped up with the thought tongues that we go back and forth forgeting it seems that the instructions of Paul seem to be ingnored.
1Co 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
Love is to be the primary expresion of the Christian, after that we are to seek spiritual gifts, ie word of wisdom, healing, word of knowledge, etc. But twice in Pauls teaching in these chapters he says to seek to prophecy.
1Co 14:2 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.
The only times that tongues are given any directive is on the day of Pentecost where they were speaking "the wonderful works of God", at the house of Cornelious where it seems it was given as a sign that the Gentiles has been given the same spirit out pouring that was given to the Jews. And at the baptism of the diciples of John.
To further point things out, OT prophecy has little enphisis on tongues as it does dreams, visions, and prophecy. Of which we see little of in most Pentecostal circles. Pentecostals seem to put too much inphisis of tongues.
1Co 14:3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
1Co 14:4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
Again in Pentecostal circles we don't have a clue as to the ministry of prophecy, I speek this from experiance having been in attendance of a group that has the gift of prophecy along with other gifts of the spirit at work in their midst. I have also been a recipient to direct prophecy spoken to me. It changed my life in an instant, ever bit as life changing as when I received the HG. I only say this because it has be the catilist that has changed my understanding and view of the gifts of the spirit and move of God.
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The problem is by Emphasis you are referring to tongues as evidence of the Holy Ghost baptism. However Pentecostal doctrine teaches the tongues in that case and the gift of tongues for church edification are not the same.
So in my experience we don't emphasize one gift over the other doctrinally. Tongues and interpretation is the most common "visible" gift. For one reason it's loud and done in the middle of a congregation
Other gifts might be more discreet. I have had "Words of knowledge" happen often but I did not blurt it out for everyone to hear, particularly since it involved a single individual
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