Six Biblical Rules For Tongue Speaking ( I Corinthians 14)
Prophesying/Speaking was Preferred instead of Tongues by Paul for Edifying
the Church (v.19,22,31)
Only Two or Three People Speaking in Tongues in Each Service/Gathering
(v.27)
Only One at a Time (v.27)
Interpreter Must Always be Present (v.28)
Must be Orderly, No Confusion (v.33)
No Women Speaking Tongues in the Church (v.34,35)
Five Reasons Why Tongue Speaking Was Not Suited for Public Worship
(I
Corinthians 14)
Not Generally Understood & Required Interpretation (v.2)
Not Edifying to Believers (v.4)
Repelled Unbelievers (v.23)
God is not The Author of Confusion (v.33)
Hinders Evangelism & Edification in the Church (v.19)
Three Reasons Why Tongue Speaking is Not an Indication of the Filling of
the Holy Spirit
Scriptures Do Not Teach It (Ephesians 5:18,19)
Witnessing & Speaking the Word with Boldness are Examples of the
Spirit's Filling (Acts 1:8,4:31)
Eight Men and Women in the Scripture Who Were Filled With the Holy Spirit But Did NOT Speak in Tongues.
---The Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 3:21,22)
---John the Baptist (Luke 1:15,16)
---Elizabeth (Luke 1:41-45)
---Zacharias (Luke 1:67-80)
---Stephen (Acts 7:55)
---Peter (Acts 4:8, 31)
---John (Acts 4:31)
---Paul (Acts 9:17)
God's Intended Purposes for Tongue Speaking (I Corinthians 14)
A Sign to that Wicked Generation of Jews (v.22)
A Sign Gift not an Edification Gift (v.22)
A Sign to Unbelievers (v22)
A Sign Exercised in Public not Private (v.5,12,19,23,28)
A Sign from God of Judgment on Jews for Rejecting God's Message &
Messiah (v.21; Isaiah 28:11)
A Sign from God Exercised by the Apostles During that Era for the
Authentication of the Men, Message, and Method of God-which is the Church
(Acts 2:43; II Cor. 12:12; Heb. 2:3,4)
A Sign to Jewish Believers that Gentiles were also to be equal participants in the Gospel (Acts 11:12-18)
Rev. Larry Wolfe--Evangelist 3015 Pelzer Hwy #16 Easley, SC 29642
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