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One would think that the fact that our sins are completely forgiven would be enough - then there is the awesome love of God for us. Our Father loves to give good things to us - just like us natural parents like to do with our own kids.
The root word for gifts is "grace". The gifts of the Spirit are really grace gifts.
There is a personal devotional side of tongues where your spirit prays to the Lord and you speak "mysteries" to Him. What these "mysteries" are - I don't know. It could be praying out the will of God for the future. It could be praying for other people that we have no earthly idea what is happening to them I have heard many stories of people praying for missionaries and then come to find out that when these others were praying in tongues - it was the same time they got delivered or healed from a sickness. There are tons of stories like that.
Tongues also "edifies" the person - or builds up the person.
1 Corinthians 14:2 (NASB)
[SUP]2 [/SUP] For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.
1 Corinthians 14:4 (NASB)
[SUP]4 [/SUP] One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church.
The other aspect of our minds not understanding what we are praying with our spirit - is that we are praying God's will in our lives and in the lives of others. If we knew with our minds what we are praying - we would not believe it or even might rebel against it because we are not ready spiritually for things to happen as God sees us in His timeless future as we truly are in Christ.
One would think that the fact that our sins are completely forgiven would be enough - then there is the awesome love of God for us. Our Father loves to give good things to us - just like us natural parents like to do with our own kids.
The root word for gifts is "grace". The gifts of the Spirit are really grace gifts.
There is a personal devotional side of tongues where your spirit prays to the Lord and you speak "mysteries" to Him. What these "mysteries" are - I don't know. It could be praying out the will of God for the future. It could be praying for other people that we have no earthly idea what is happening to them I have heard many stories of people praying for missionaries and then come to find out that when these others were praying in tongues - it was the same time they got delivered or healed from a sickness. There are tons of stories like that.
Tongues also "edifies" the person - or builds up the person.
1 Corinthians 14:2 (NASB)
[SUP]2 [/SUP] For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.
1 Corinthians 14:4 (NASB)
[SUP]4 [/SUP] One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church.
The other aspect of our minds not understanding what we are praying with our spirit - is that we are praying God's will in our lives and in the lives of others. If we knew with our minds what we are praying - we would not believe it or even might rebel against it because we are not ready spiritually for things to happen as God sees us in His timeless future as we truly are in Christ.
Okay, I really do not know much about these particular verses to converse on them within context of the whole letter.
My only or main concern is when people place speaking in tongues as a sign of salvation, I would definitely have to disagree with that.
I will think on the rest...