The
Miraculous Gifts (Part 2) - Tongues |
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| speak |
(Greek:
"laleo" - to use words; to utter
articulate sounds) |
| tongues |
(Greek:
"glossa" - the language
or dialect used
by people) |
| language |
(Greek:
"dialektos" - dialect;
language peculiar to any people) |
| kinds |
(Greek:
"genos" - genus; family, group, race, or nations) |
| interpretation |
(Greek:
"hermëneia" - to explain in words,
expound; to translate
what has been spoken
or written in a foreign language) |
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| done
away |
(Greek:
"katargeö" - to inactivate, to pass
away, to terminate) - prophecy
/ knowledge ("in
part") |
| perfect |
(Greek:
"teleion" - mature, complete; the eternal
state) - prophecy / knowledge
|
| cease |
(Greek:
"pauö" - to stop by
itself; to cease permanently) - tongues |
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Purpose of
"tongues"
1) Edification of fellow believers in the church
2) Judgment sign to unbelieving Israel |
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6 rules for
"tongues"
1) no more than 3 should speak
2) one at a time
3) one must interpret
4) if no interpreter,
keep silent
5) no women to speak
(in tongues), or prophecy
(preach)
6) speak in orderly manner,
or they aren't recognized |
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Recommended Resources:
"Charismatic
Chaos" by John MacArthur
"Strange
Fire" by John MacArthur |
