Hi Kohelet,
I have read your thought-provoking reply to Roger and appreciate your comments.
I hope you do not mind a minor clarification ...
In reading the above, some could conclude that tongues should not be spoken at all in the church if there is no interpreter. But Paul states in 1 Cor 14:28 that in the church, if there is no interpreter, the tongue-speaker may speak silently in tongues
1 Corinthians 14:28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
I have read your thought-provoking reply to Roger and appreciate your comments.
I hope you do not mind a minor clarification ...
kohelet said:
So, when believers come together (1 Cor.14:26), if anyone speaks in a tongue, someone must interpret (v.27), otherwise the tongue-speaker must keep silent (v.29).
So Paul is not talking about the function of the gift in general, but only about the negative result of a particular abuse of the gift: its use without interpretation in the church.
So Paul is not talking about the function of the gift in general, but only about the negative result of a particular abuse of the gift: its use without interpretation in the church.
1 Corinthians 14:28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.