If Paul's use of tongues does not mean glossolalia in the contemporary or Delphic sense, what does it mean? The Greek word simply means tongue, the instrument of speech. And by implication and common use at the time it was written, it referred t...
Religion religion languages tongues foreign hebrew about"Love never ends" (1 Corinthians 13:8), or as the King James Bible reads, "Charity never faileth." Fails is the better translation of the Greek. To say that love never ends makes it into a statement about time and duration, whereas to say that love n...
Religion religion love christ tongues perfect eternityBeginning at 1 Corinthians 14:20 Paul takes another swipe at communicating his essential message regarding tongues. Here he accuses the brethren, his brothers in Christ. By calling them brethren he establishes common ground, but in regard to his argu...
Religion religion tongues word paul understanding language"Various kinds of tongues" is a translation of two Greek words: genos glossa. The first word literally means kin, as in kindred or family. And the second means tongue, by implication a language, and specifically the language of one's kin (family...
Religion religion tongues gospel gift language native christ"The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church" (1 Corinthians 14:4). If you are saying something that only you understand, you are talking to yourself, building yourself up, edifying yourself, or m...
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