SPIRITUAL GIFTS: PART 2
"Now about spiritual gifts, brothers
I do not want you to be ignorant."
1 Corinthians 12:1
TONGUES
Some say that unless you speak in tongues you
have not been baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Such teachings are nothing more than a worship
of tongues. For scripture very clearly states
that not everyone will receive the gift of
tongues. For as scripture says;
"We have different gifts, according to
the grace given us." -Romans 12:6
Answer the following questions:
1. Does this passage mean that to different
people different gifts are given?
1 CORINTHIANS 12:7-11
"To one there is given through the Spirit the..
message of wisdom
to another knowledge
to another faith
to another gifts of healing
to another miraculous powers
to another prophecy
to another distinguishing between spirits
to another tongues
to another the interpretation of
tongues...
...he gives them to each man,
just as he determines."
ANSWER
{Now do not begin to say to yourself,"This only
applies to the Body, when the church is
gathered together". For we are apart of the
Body of Christ whether we are gathered in a
building or not.}
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Now we read in 1 Corinthians 12:27-28,
"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one
of you is a part of it. And in the church God
has appointed first of all apostles, second
prophets, third teachers, then workers of
miracles, also those having gifts of healing,
those able to help others, those with gifts of
administration, and those speaking in different
kinds of tongues."
2. Now answer the following questions posed
to us in 1 Corinthians 12:29-30.
"Are all apostles?"
"Are all prophets?"
"Are all teachers?"
"Are all workers of miracles?"
"Do all have gifts of healing?"
"Do all interpret tongues?"
Now in the same way you answered the questions
above you should answer the next one.
"Do all speak in tongues"?
In summary scripture very clearly says,
"We have different gifts, according to
the grace given us." -Romans 12:6
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"PRAYER LANGUAGE"
Now this unbiblical term "prayer language" is
often used to justify that everyone should
speak in tongues. In the first place there are
some very strong warnings in scripture about
making up words like "prayer language",
see 1 Peter 4:11, Deuteronomy 12:32 etc..
ROMANS 8:26 is not referring to a prayer
language we have, but to the fact that as we
pray to God the Spirit will "intercede" for
us. Indeed, the scripture here very clearly
says that we cannot possibly be speaking in
tongues for..."words cannot express" what the
Spirit is "groaning". Your mouth and vocal
cords could not possibly begin to express what
the Spirit is saying.
This is the same way that a mother will explain
to another person what her baby child is
saying. The mother is not speaking through the
child, but is interceding for the child. For
we are all babies in Jesus and "do not know how
to pray" but the Spirit "intercedes" for us.
"I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO SPEAK IN TONGUES"
When Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 14:5 that,
"I would like every one of you to speak in
tongues", he is making the point that not every
one does. That not everyone will speak in
tongues for Paul had just made that clear in
his letter to the Corinthians. We each have
different gifts. Paul is just pointing out the
obvious. That he would rejoice if everyone did
speak in tongues, but not every one does or
will.
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IN ACTS
Still people like to say that in Acts, whenever
the Holy Spirit was given, everyone spoke in
tongues. That simply is not true. Tongues are
only one of the manifestations of the Spirit
given. Times tongues are mentioned:
Acts 2:1-4, 10:46, 19:5-7
Instead the Spirit comes mostly with*
*Revealing the glory of God.
Acts 2:11, 2:23-33, 5:12-13, 6:3, 7:55
*Having everything in common.
Acts 2:42-46, 4:32-35
*Conviction and the revealing of sin.
Acts 2:23, 2:37, 4:10, 7:51, 8:18-23
*Power and courage.
Acts 4:8-9, 4:29-31, 9:17-20, 5:9-10
Scripture never declares that tongues were
always given when the baptism of the Spirit
comes. It just says that they "saw the
evidence of". Which could mean any number of
manifestations of the Spirit. What we see is
that when the Spirit is poured out different
things take place. In one place they spoke in
tongues and praised God. While at other times
they spoke in tongues and prophesied. For
again, God gives as "he determines" and not as
you try to make him do.
"All these are the work of the one and the same
Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as
he determines." -1 Corinthians 12:11
To say that God gives tongues or a "prayer
language" to everyone would be to totally go
against all of what scripture reveals. Indeed,
there is no such thing as a "prayer language"
mentioned in scripture. It is something that
has come from the imagination of men.
Pentecostals and other groups have missed the
point that all who are water baptized have
received the baptism of the Holy Spirit,
{Acts 2:38}.
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BEING SLAIN IN THE SPIRIT
The phenomena of "being slain in the Spirit" is
very unbiblical and sinful. It opens up doors
to the demonic world. Any time someone is
knocked over and is unconscious of what is
going on around them, it is not of God. In
short, it is not of God any time someone passes
out and cannot remember what took place during
that time period. Such things are either of
Satan or man. For God most clearly says,
"The spirits of the prophets are
subject to the control of the
prophets." -1 Corinthians 14:32
What God is saying is that He will never pour
out His Spirit in such a way that a person
loses control! No manifestation from God will
so over-power a person that they can't help but
speak in tongues or pass out. For...
"...God is not a a God of disorder but
of peace." -1 Corinthians 14:33
There is deep need of repentance in the Body of
Christ over this whole demonic realm of 'being
slain in the Spirit'. For surely they cannot
be serious that John 18:6 is referring to being
slain in the Spirit?! Those were men who were
coming to kill Jesus and were thrown down!
Maybe they are right. They are coming to kill
the Word of God by this belief and disorder and
so God was knocking them down to tell them to
wake up and repent!! Next time someone gets up
from being slain in the Spirit say, "Good, now
go and repent of your slaughter of the Word of
God!"
Surely, they don't mean that REVELATION 1:17 is
what your congregation is experiencing. John
was totally aware of what was going on. He is
able to describe what he is seeing. Now if by
"being slain in the Spirit" they mean they just
saw a holy Jesus, then that, true Christians
can accept. But passing out is a far cry from,
"When I saw HIM, I fell at his feet as though
dead."
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PROPER USE OF TONGUES
1. It is sinful to have everyone speaking in
tongues at once. There is no such freedom
allowed when the Body comes together.
"If anyone speaks in a tongue, two-or at the
most three-speak, one at a time, and someone
must interpret." -1 Corinthians 14:27
A. At any worship service at the most "three"
people are allowed to speak in tongues.
B. Someone must "interpret" that tongue.
C. And it must be done "one at a time".
Indeed, if no one can interpret the tongue the
person must not speak in the church with
tongues.
"If there is no interpreter, the speaker should
keep quiet in the church and speak to himself
and God." -1 Corinthians 14:28
I mean, think about it.
What if you walked into a church and heard
everyone singing a different hymn all at once?
Or, what if you heard everyone reading a
different scripture all at the same time?
Would you not say they were crazy?! Yet you
walk into church and you will hear many people
speaking in tongues all at the same time. What
sin and direct disobedience to God's Word.
"So if the whole church comes together and
everyone speaks in tongues, and some who do not
understand or some unbelievers come in, will
they not say that you are out of your mind?"
- 1 Corinthians 14:23
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No wonder others look and say you are crazy.
How you prove that God is not worth following.
God is not glorified with such "praise". If
you want to speak in tongues do it at home, see
all of 1 Corinthians 14.
Of course they will say you are "out of your
mind" with total justification. For you are
"ignorant" of spiritual gifts and how they are
to be used. So the next time someone is
praying don't be mumbling under your breath in
tongues. Listen to what he is saying and then
say 'Amen' when he is done. You are in sin
when you speak in tongues without order and an
interpreter.
WE WILL NOT LISTEN TO YOU TEACH
If you will not teach and live this then we
will not listen to anything you teach! For God
tells us to do this. We will ignore you.
"If anyone thinks he is a prophet or
spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that
what I am writing to you is the Lord's
command. If he ignores this, he himself will
be ignored." -1 Corinthians 14:36-38
Therefore:
*Weep before God because you teach and
practice being slain in the Spirit.
*Repent of the idolatry and worship of
tongues and of saying that everyone should
have a prayer language.
*Do not speak in tongues unless you have
been given permission and there is an
interpreter.
*Find out what 1 Corinthians 11:10 means.
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